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Purge by sofi oksanen by emma garman aliide truu, the warped murderess and tragic victim at the center of sofi oksansens astoundingly ambitious novel purge, is an elderly woman when we meet her in the opening chapter. Soon to be published in twentyfive languages, purge is her first novel to appear in english, and the first novel to win finlands two most prestigious literary awards. Sofi oksanen establishes herself as one the most important voices of her generation with this intricately woven tale, whose stakes are almost unbearably high from the first page to the last. One of the most acclaimed and internationally awarded authors from the nordic countries translated into more than 40 languages. An international sensation, sofi oksanens awardwinning novel purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts, isbn 9780802170774 buy the purge ebook. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Purge by sofi oksanen reading guidebook club discussion. An awardwinning novel of two women dogged by secrets buried in estonias shameful soviet pasta bold combination of. Set in 1992, only three years removed from the joyful optimism undammed by the demolition of the berlin wall, purge burns through the mists to show how decades of debasement have twisted society in the former ussr into one characterized by crime and cruelty. Purge kindle edition by oksanen, sofi, rogers, lola. T he title of this bestseller from sofi oksanen alludes to the mass deportation to stalins gulags of those estonians deemed to have collaborated during the 194144 german occupation.
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