Hanna Pylväinen crafts narratives that delve into the complexities of human connection and moral ambiguity. Her writing is characterized by its incisive psychological portraits and its exploration of profound questions surrounding faith, family, and identity. Pylväinen's prose is both carefully structured and imbued with a distinctive lyrical quality. She is known for her ability to create deeply resonant emotional arcs within her stories.
Das zauberhafte Winterbuch spielt 1851 am arktischen Wendekreis und erzählt von Ivvár, einem Sámi-Hirten, der von der Pfarrerstochter Willa gerettet wird. Ihre zarte Liebe wird durch kulturelle und religiöse Grenzen bedroht. Die Geschichte thematisiert den Konflikt zwischen Tradition und Aufbruch in einer faszinierenden, bedrohten Welt.
Shortlisted for the National Book Award In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sami reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvar, is left to guard their diminishin[Bokinfo].
This stunning debut novel—drawn from the author's own life experience—tells the moving story of a family of eleven in the American Midwest, bound together and torn apart by their faith "A resonant and magical work of imagination."—Chicago Tribune Winner of the Whiting Writers' Award In this stunning, highly acclaimed debut novel, Hanna Pylväinen's We Sinners introduces us to an unforgettable family, bound together and torn apart by their intense religious devotion. Despite the ways all eleven of the Rovaniemis have built their lives around the conservative religion's rigid guidelines—music, television, makeup, and even school dances are strictly prohibited—their eventual places in the wider world and their paths to get there could not be more different, or more painful to each other. The children who reject the church learn that freedom comes at an almost unbearable cost, and those who stay struggle daily with the temptations of modern culture. Wholly absorbing and unflinching in its emotional honesty, We Sinners shows us how far we will go for faith and for each other, and the consequences when love—or God—is not enough.