Description It's 1867 and a devastating famine has struck Finland.
This novel, chilling for its timeliness, is a touching story about a key period in Finnish history and about a humanitarian crisis that rips a society apart.
About the Author Aki Ollikainen is a Finnish writer.
His book White Hunger has won Finland's most prestigious literary prizes.
He is also the author of Musta satu and Pastoraali.
