2023 National Book Award for Fiction (shortlist)
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 Sxc3xa1mi 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, Ivvxc3xa1r, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lassexe2x80x99s daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something that ultimately crosses bordersxe2x80x95of cultures, of beliefs, and of political dividesxe2x80x95as Willa follows the herders on their arduous annual migration north to the sea.
Gorgeously written and sweeping in scope, Hanna Pylvxc3xa4inenxe2x80x99s The End of Drum-Time immerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time.
Genre: Historical
In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sxc3xa1mi 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, Ivvxc3xa1r, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lassexe2x80x99s daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something that ultimately crosses bordersxe2x80x95of cultures, of beliefs, and of political dividesxe2x80x95as Willa follows the herders on their arduous annual migration north to the sea.
Gorgeously written and sweeping in scope, Hanna Pylvxc3xa4inenxe2x80x99s The End of Drum-Time immerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time.
Genre: Historical
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