Parson''s Widow

Klappentext After the publication of The Parson's Widow, Vartio's fifth novel, Finnish critics hailed it as a masterpiece, her finest literary achievement. This is the first opportunity for English readers to become acquainted with her unforgettable characters: the eccentric widow of a country parson, her maid Alma, and the other inhabitants of a rural village. Readers will discover the passions that lie beneath the villagers' reserve and formality, and that from time to time break through the polite surface with devastating results. Zusammenfassung After the publication of The Parson’s Widow, Vartio’s fifth novel, Finnish critics hailed it as a masterpiece, her finest literary achievement. This is the first opportunity for English readers to become acquainted with her unforgettable characters: the eccentric widow of a country parson, her maid Alma, and the other inhabitants of a rural village.

Product details

• Authors: Marja Vartio, Marja-Liisa Vartio
• Assisted by: Aili Flint (Translation), Austin Flint (Translation), Austin Jr. Flint (Translation), Jr. Austin Flint (Translation)
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2008
• EAN: 9781564784834
• ISBN: 978-1-56478-483-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Scandinavian Literature (Dalke; Scandinavian Literature Series; Scandinavian Literature Series; Scandinavian Literature (Dalke; Scandinavian Literature (Dalkey Archive); Scandinavian Literature
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature