Bøger af Leena Krohn

"Et mesterværk" * * * * * * Christian Møgeltoft, Jyllands-PostenLeena Krohns gennembrudsroman fra 1985, der har opnået kultstatus bl.a. i USA, består af en samling breve, alle ubesvarede, fra en kvinde, der er landet i insektbyen Tainaron, uden at hun kan huske hvorfor. En kafkask meditation over livets cyklus og en fremsynet litterær kommentar til det antropocentriske verdensbillede. ”Forfatteren antyder, at intet adskiller sprog og musik; hendes elegante sproglige melodier fortryller sjælens øre” Publishers Weekly Andre romaner på dansk af Leena Krohn: Bipavillonen 2014; Hotel Sapiens 2015; Fejltagelsen 2016.

"Finsk mesterværk" Christian Møgeltoft, Jyllands-Posten"Fuldstændig fænomenalt" Thomas Bredsdorff, PolitikenFortabelsens fortæller er eneste ansatte på byens hittegodskontor, hvortil der efter en byfest i august er indleveret 14 genstande, lige fra en silhuetklippers saks til et menneskelangt slangeskind ...Fortabelsen er fortalt med Leena Krohns typiske mosaik-struktur kendt fra bl.a. Bipavillonen og Hotel Sapiens. Bedst præsenteres romanen med anmeldelsen fra Helsingin Sanomat, Finlands (og Nordens) største avis:"[Fortabelsen] rummer flere omhyggeligt gennemarbejdede ideer end mange forfatteres samlede værk. Sideløbende med spørgsmålet om virkeligheds-opfattelsen, behandler den betydningen af tid og kunst, selvet, pengenes og matematikkens magt, menneskelige relationers kompleksitet og en række andre fascinerende temaer. Under det hele pulserer en frygt for, hvad fremtiden bringer. Fremskridt der skrotter humanitet til fordel for en kirkegård af selfie sticks og endeløs junk. En kirkegård som, ved altings afslutning, vil afsløre menneskehedens sandhed og skæbne."

"From cities of giant insects to a mysterious woman claiming to be the female Don Quixote, Leena Krohn's fiction has fascinated and intrigued readers for over forty years. Within these covers you will discover a pelican that can talk and a city of gold. You will find yourself exploring a future of intelligence both artificial and biotech, along with a mysterious plant that induces strange visions. Krohn writes eloquently, passionately, about the nature of reality, the nature of Nature, and what it means to be human. One of Finland's most iconic writers, translated into many languages, and winner of the prestigious Finlandia Prize, Krohn has had an incredibly distinguished career. Collected Fiction provides readers with a rich, thick omnibus of the best of her work--including novels, novellas, and short stories. Appreciations of Krohn's work are also included"--Pubsliher's description.

Datura by Leena Krohn, translated by Anna Volmari and Juha Tupasela. From the author of the World Fantasy Award finalist Tainaron, one of the most respected Finnish writers of her generation...Our narrator works as an editor and writer for a magazine specializing in bringing oddities to light, a job that sends her exploring through a city that becomes by degrees ever less familiar. From a sunrise of automated cars working in silent precision to a possible vampire, she discovers that reality may not be as logical as you think-and that people are both odder and more ordinary as they might seem. Especially if you're eating datura seeds. Especially when the legendary Voynich Manuscript is involved. Where will it all end? Pushed by the mysterious owner of the magazine, our narrator may wind up somewhere very strange indeed. "Datura is luminous-at once a secret history of losers, dreamers, and quacks, and a lyrical argument on the nature of reality. I thoroughly enjoyed it." - Sofia Samatar, A Stranger in Olondria