Tainaron (novel)

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Tainaron: Mail From Another City (orig. Fin. Script error: No such module "Lang".) 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]

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]

Translations

  • English (2004): Tainaron: Mail from Another City, translator Hilda Hawkins, publisher Prime Books. Template:ISBN
  • Estonian (1994): Script error: No such module "Lang"., translator Ele Süvalep, publisher Aniara Kirjastus
  • Hungarian (1992): Tainaron, translator Csilla Varga, publisher Európa. Part of the compilation Script error: No such module "Lang".
  • Japanese (2002): , translator Hiroko Suenobu, publisher Shinhyoron Publishing
  • Latvian (1998): Script error: No such module "Lang"., translator Ingrida Peldekse, publisher Preses nams
  • Polish (2008): Script error: No such module "Lang"., translator Sebastian Musielak, publisher Świat Książki. Template:ISBN
  • Spanish (2017): Script error: No such module "Lang"., translator Luisa Gutiérrez Ruiz, publisher Nórdica Libros. Template:ISBN
  • Swedish (1987): Script error: No such module "Lang"., translator Thomas Warburton, publisher Fripress Bokförlag. Template:ISBN

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