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When I Forgot
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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When I Forgot
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Elina Hirvonen
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Translated by Douglas Robinson
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:192 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781846270956
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| Classifications | Dewey:894.54134 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Granta Books
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| Imprint |
Granta Books
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| Publication Date |
1 August 2008 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Anna is on her way to the hospital where her brother has been sectioned when she falters, and in that pause her world splinters for the reader into a blazing display of memory and madness, of childhood security treasured and shattered, and of families blighted by psychological trauma - her brother's and that of her boyfriend's father, a Vietnam Vet. But, in Elina Hirvonen's skilful hands, the grimness is illuminated by firecracker insight and flashes of surprising beauty. And, above all, there is hope.
Author Biography
Finnish-born ELINA HIRVONEN has worked as a television presenter, chat show host, and documentary film maker. When I Forgot is her first novel.
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