Tuomas Kyro: Kunkku [The king] 2013

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Tuomas Kyro: Kunkku [The king] 2013. Tuomas Kyro: Kunkku [The king] 19 December 2013 | Mini reviews, Reviews Helsinki: Siltala 2013. 549 pp. ISBN 975-952-234-173-0 This novel is a satirical alternative history of successful Finland and self-destructive Sweden. It is also the story of the king of Finland - the protagonist, Kalle XIV Pentinen, is driven by his instincts, which causes him to fail as a family man. Pena, as he is called, would like to play tennis all day long and watch pole dancing at night. Finland is a fantastic wonderland of film and music industry, tennis, space technology and innovative legal usage, whereas Sweden, ravaged by war, suffers from the trauma that passes from one generation to the next. Estonia has done well for a long time, and the Soviet Union (sic) is a stronghold of democracy. Chuckling, Kyrö turns history upside down. As a writer of short prose and tragicomic novels he is currently a very popular author. However, this time his typically witty associations and inventive comedy suffer from the sheer size of this novel. Good condition of book For more information look at the photos.

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