{"product_id":"the-red-book-of-farewells-hardcover","title":"The Red Book of Farewells - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePirkko Saisio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMia Spangenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Claire-Louise Bennett and Eileen Myles, an enigmatic work of autofiction set in a time of leftist politics and criminalized sexuality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePirkko Saisio's autofictional novel, in Mia Spangenberg's tender translation, is a mesmerizing account of radical politics and sexual awakening in a series of farewells--to her mother, to the idealism of youth, to friends and lovers, and finally to her grown daughter. The novel embeds readers in a delirious Finland, where art and communist politics are hopelessly intertwined, and where queer love, still a crime, thrives in underground bars. But then one morning in 2002, on a remote island off the coast of Finland, the narrator Pirkko Saisio informs her publisher that she's accidentally deleted her latest manuscript, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Book of Farewells\u003c\/em\u003e. Playful and mysterious, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Book of Farewells \u003c\/i\u003eis a work that stoically embraces the small revolutions of moving on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760884941088,"sku":"9781949641462","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9e5c2f9043c75d51d7fe166823f236ee.webp?v=1780192978","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-red-book-of-farewells-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}