'A compact and compelling novel by an iconic Norwegian
writer...[and] thanks to Don Bartlett and Don Shaw's crisp
translation, we see it obliquely' - Independent Set in Finland in
1939, this is the story of one man who remains in his home town
when everyone else has fled, burning down their houses in their
wake, before the invading Russians arrive. Timo remains behind
because he can't imagine life anywhere else, doing anything else
besides felling the trees near his home. This is a novel about
belonging - a tale of powerful and forbidden friendships forged
during a war, of unexpected bravery and astonishing survival
instincts. The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles is not a novel about war,
but about the lives of ordinary people dragged into war, each of
whom only wants to find the path back home. Roy Jacobsen uses the
dramatic natural landscape of light and darkness, fire-blazing heat
and life-robbing cold to spectacular effect.
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