Unknown soldiers penguin modern classics kindle edition by. Vaino linna s most popular book is the unknown soldier. The main characters of this classics, european literature story are corporal mielonen, lieutenant colonel. Linna was not a particularly enthusiastic pupil, but from his earliest days he was a passionate reader. He gained literary fame with his third novel, tuntematon sotilas the unknown soldier, published in 1954, and consolidated his position with the trilogy taalla pohjantahden alla under the north star, published in 19591963 and translated into english by richard. Okand soldat or unknown soldiers is a war novel by finnish author vaino linna, considered his magnum opus.
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In 2000, the manuscript version of the novel was published with the title sotaromaani and in 2015, the. Vaino linna project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Vaino linna s famous war novel, tuntematon sotilas the unknown soldier, was editorially censored, with the authors agreement, on its first publication in 1954 but, as pekka tarkka discovers, the english translation that appeared three years later was outrageously falsi. His father worked in a slaughterhouse and died when linna was only eight. Online book the unknown soldier by vaino linna format sale. The finnish troops attack and quickly move across the border.
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The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns the war has begun. Follows the fates of a ramshackle troupe of machinegunners in the second world war, as they argue, joke, swear, cadge a loaf of bread or a cigarette, combat both boredom and horror in the swamps and pine forests and discover that war will make or break them. The unknown soldier is a novel by finnish author vaino linna. Vaino linna pronunciation help info 20 december 1920 21 april 1992 was a finnish author.
Typical of my reading habits is that i buy a book but procrastinate years until i actually read it. The unknown soldier tuntematon sotilas, first published in 1954, was author vaino linna s 19201992 first major novel and, whilst almost unknown in the englishspeaking world, is, in scandinavia, widely recognized as among the greatest novels of the twentieth century. But, as pekka tarkka discovers, the english translation that appeared three years later was outrageously falsified. Dec 06, 2015 the unknown soldier tuntematon sotilas is author vaino linna s first major novel and his other major work besides under the north star. Unknown soldiers by vaino linna penguin books australia. Unknown soldiers penguin modern classics by vaino linna, liesl yamaguchi. Unknown soldier dvd south san francisco public library. I bought both the english translation and the finnish original when i lived in helsinki during the summer of 2000. Vaino linna 20 december 1920 21 april 1992 was a finnish author.
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