The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy (Dedalus Literary Fantasy Anthologies)

Highly praised anthology of 100 years of Finnish literary fantasy. The latest volume in the Dedalus European fantasy series, this anthology of short stories includes a wide range of texts covering the period from nineteenth century until today. The richness and diversity of the stories reflects the long tradition of fantasy in Finnish literature, ranging from the classics to experimental literature, from satire to horror. This is the first collection of Finnish short stories of its kind and almost all are translated into English for the first time. It includes work by the leading Finnish authors Aino Kallas, Mika Waltari, Arto Paasilinna, Bo Carpelan, Pentti Holappa, and Leena Krohn as well as contributions by the rising stars of Finnish fiction. Wolf bride (Sudenmorsian, 1928) / Aino Kallas -- The legend of the pale maiden (Tarina kalveasta immestä, 1870) / Aleksis Kivi -- Island of the setting sun (Auringonlaskun saari, 1926) / Mika Waltari -- The great yellow storm (Stromen, 1979) / Bo Carpelan -- Boman (Boman, 1959) / Pentti Holappa -- Shopping (Shopping, 1987) / Tove Jansson -- Congress (Kongressi, 1970) / Erno Paasilinna -- Good heavens! (Herranen aika!, 1980) / Arto Paasilinna -- The slave breeder (Orjien kasvattaja, 1965) / Juhani Peltonen -- Transit (Transit, 1988) / Johanna Sinisalo -- The monster (Hirviö, 1964) / Satu Waltari -- A diseased man (Tautimies, 2001) / Boris Hurtta -- Chronicles of a state (Koon aikakirjat, 2003) / Olli Jalonen -- A zoo from the heavens (Taivaalta pudonnut eläintarha, 2000) / Pasi Jääskeläinen -- Datura and Pereat mundus (1998-2001) / Leena Krohn -- Three prose poems (2001) / Markku Paasonen -- The golden apple (Kultainen omena, 2003) / Sari Peltoniemi -- Desk (Kirjoituspöytä, 2003) / Jouko Sirola -- Blueberries (Mustikoita, 1999) ; The explorer (Tutkimusmatkailija, 2001) / Jyrki Vainonen -- Black train (Musta juna, 1996) ; Basement, man and wife (Kellarimies ja vaimo, 1996) / Maarit Verronen