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Introducing a powerful new voice in global literature New Finnish Grammar has already garnered impressive international praise in publications such as the Times, Guardian, Independent, Spectator, New Statesman, Irish Times and many more. This tale of a wounded WWII soldier struggling to recover his memories and speech has drawn comparisons with Michael Ondaatje’s multi-award-winning The English Patient Diego Marani is an internationally renowned author, translator, newspaper columnist and the creator of the Europanto language An exploration of language and identity, of Finnish folklore and history, of loneliness and human connection‚Äîit will leave you breathless Elegantly written and stylish, New Finnish Grammar is a book that will linger in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page Awarded the Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize in 2012 and shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Award and the Best Translated Book Award ‘Deep and rich, did I say? That isn’t the half of it. I can’t remember when I read a more extraordinary novel, or when I was last so strongly tempted to use the word ‚Äúgenius‚Äù of its author.’ Guardian Author will tour Australia and New Zealand in 2013 Text will also publish Marani’s next novel The Last of the Vostyachs in early 2013
