Feminism books set in Finland (3)


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1.

The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
In a society where women are created to be subservient breeders, Vanna, who is secretly intelligent, teams up with Jare to rescue her sister by illegally trafficking chilli peppers, coming across a strange religious cult in the process.

2.

Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
‘This book is stunning, phenomenal, wow.’ Cecelia Ahern, author of P.S. I Love You WINNER OF THE FINLANDIA PRIZE Seven women meet in a white, undefined space seconds after their deaths Time, as we understand it, has ceased to exist, and all bodily sensations have disappeared. None of the women can remember what happened to them, where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know each other. In turn they try to remember, to piece together the fragments of their lives, their identities, their lost loves, and to pinpoint the moment they left their former lives behind. Deftly playing with genr... continue

3.

Same River, Twice : Putin's War on Women by Sofi Oksanen EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a startling denunciation of Vladimir Putin's war on women that reveals how modern Russia's history of weaponizing sexual violence against women is part of the Russian leader's strategy to retain political influence and domination. On March 22, 2023, the Swedish Academy organized a conference on threats to freedom of expression and democracy, featuring a roster of stellar speakers, including Arundhati Roy, Timothy Snyder, and Sofi Oksanen. Oksanen's address--"Putin's War on Women"--generated s... continue


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