Unknown soldiers

Author(s)

• Linna, Väinö
• Yamaguchi, Liesl

Bibliographic Information

Unknown soldiers

Väinö Linna ; translated from the Finnish by Liesl Yamaguchi

（Penguin modern classics, . Fiction）

Penguin Classics/Penguin, 2016, c2015

• : [pbk.]

Other Title

Tutematon sotilas

Description and Table of Contents

Description

'There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world history' Unknown Soldiers follows the fates of a ramshackle troupe of machine-gunners in the Second World War, as they argue, joke, swear, cadge a loaf of bread or a cigarette, combat both boredom and horror in the swamps and pine forests - and discover that war will make or break them. One of Finland's best-loved books, this gritty and unromantic depiction of battle honours the dogged determination of a country and the bonds of brotherhood forged between men at war, as they fight for their lives. 'A rediscovered classic... profound and enriching ... Unknown Soldiers still has the power to shock' Herald

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB21509801
• ISBN:
  • 9780141393650
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fin
• Place of Publication: [London]
• Pages/Volumes: 472 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 894.54133
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Continuation War, 1941-1944 -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Historical fiction
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00548998