Authors: Asko Sahlberg
The Brothers (13 page)
Asko Sahlberg, born in 1964, has acquired a fame in Finland that has yet to be replicated in the
English-speaking
world. He published his first novel in 2000 and has written steadily since then, completing his ninth work,
The Brothers
, in 2010.
Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah unite as a
multilingual
mother-and-daughter translation team. Emily has an MA in Creative Writing and a PhD in German Studies. Fleur, her mother, is Finnish and has translated both fiction and non-fiction for many years.
Meike Ziervogel is the publisher of Peirene Press. She is also the editor of its books.
Lesley Levene is a writer and editor who has worked in publishing for thirty years.
First published in English in 2011
by Peirene Press, 17 Cheverton Road, London, N19 3BB
www.peirenepress.com
This ebook edition first published in 2012.
First published under the original Finnish title He
By Werner Söderström Ltd (WSOY)
Copyright © Asko Sahlberg and Werner Söderström Ltd, 2010, Helsinki, Finland
This translation © Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah, 2011
This work has been translated with the financial assistance of FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange.
The right of Asko Sahlberg to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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ISBN 978–1–9086700–4–5
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
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