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Kjell Westö's novel 'Dämmerung' recalls Soviet invasion of Finland

publication · 2026-05-21

Finnish literature, still less than two hundred years old, takes center stage at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Translator Stefan Moster surveys its terrain. Kjell Westö's novel 'Dämmerung' remembers the times of war when the Soviets invaded Finland.

Key facts

  • Finnish literature is less than two hundred years old.
  • Finnish literature is featured at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
  • Translator Stefan Moster surveys Finnish literature.
  • Kjell Westö wrote the novel 'Dämmerung'.
  • 'Dämmerung' recalls the Soviet invasion of Finland.

Entities

Artists

  • Kjell Westö

Institutions

  • Frankfurt Book Fair

Locations

  • Frankfurt
  • Germany
  • Finland

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