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Paratiisisaaren vangit (1997)

by Arto Paasilinna

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I enjoyed _The Year of the Hare_ so much that I read this French translation of Paasininna's Finnish novel because I couldn't find it in English. And I enjoyed this one, too, although I'm pretty sure I missed out on much of the dry, deadpan tone of the prose. I suspect, though, that I will never again encounter a French sentence that describes and demonstrates a man's heavily English-accented Finnish. ( )
  JoePhelan | Dec 14, 2014 |
Un avion qui fait un amerissage forcé avec à son bord des sages-femmes et des bûcherons - à proximité quand même d'une île - cela n'existe que chez Paasilinna. Voici les naufragés qui s'organisent, chacun retrouvant vite ses habitudes : les Finlandais distillent de l'alcool et ouvrent le ' Café de la jungle '. Les Suédoises mettent sur pied un centre de planning familial - n'oublions pas qu'il y a vingt-huit hommes et vingt-six femmes échoués sur la plage. Une plage de sable blanc bordée de cocotiers et où finalement, entre chasse, pêche et culture, la vie ne va pas être désagréable du tout. Au point que certains n'auront aucune envie de retrouver la ' civilisation ' quand un navire américain s'approche et que son commandant veut évacuer les joyeux naufragés. Des problèmes aigus vont alors se poser et il faudra tout l'humour de Paasilinna pour tenter de les résoudre.
  PierreYvesMERCIER | Feb 19, 2012 |
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