Tainaron (novel)

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Tainaron: Mail from Another City
Author Leena Krohn
Original titleTainaron: Postia toisesta kaupungista
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Publisher WSOY
Publication date
1985
Published in English
2004
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages126 (1st Finnish edition)
ISBN 951-0-13063-X
OCLC 15631518
LC Class PH355.K823 T3 1985

Tainaron: Mail From Another City (orig. Fin. Tainaron: Postia toisesta kaupungista) is a science fiction/fantasy novel written in 1985 by Finnish author Leena Krohn. The book is regarded as the author's breakthrough novel. [1] Tainaron was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 1985, [2] The Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1988, [3] the World Fantasy Award [4] and the International Horror Guild Award in 2005. [5] It won the Thanks for the Book Award in 1986. [6]

Contents

Tainaron consists of 30 letters sent beyond the sea from a city of insects.

The U.S. edition was nominated for the World Fantasy Award [7] and the International Horror Guild Award in 2005. [8] This edition, published by Prime Books in 2004 and edited by Kathleen Martin, [9] adds to the original Finnish publication by adding original illustrations by the author's sister, Inari Krohn, a Finnish painter. [10]

Reviewed in glowing terms by Matthew Cheney, the writing was described as "lyrical and deep, metaphysical, philosophical, poetic". [11] Jeff VanderMeer praised its "scenes of startling beauty and strangeness" and listed it as one of the best novels of 2004. [12]

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References

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  12. VanderMeer, Jeff (2005-02-02). "2004: The Best of the Year". Locus Online . Locus Publications. Retrieved 2021-05-26.