{"product_id":"the-red-book-of-farewells-by-pirkko-saisio","title":"The Red Book of Farewells by Pirkko Saisio","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A Finnish masterpiece of autofiction... a dreamy, complex and therefore so very human portrait of the formation of a great artist' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This is where she would like to belong, here in the kingdom of women, where words are sharp but gazes are soft.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970s Helsinki, a revolutionary storm is blowing through Pirkko Saisio’s university. She has moved out of her family home, joined a communist theatre, and fallen in love for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer newly shaved head looks unmistakably modern, and Bertold Brecht lives on her windowsill to profess God-like words of wisdom. Playful, moving and original, this autofictional coming-of-age story embeds the reader in a world where art and activism are irrevocably intertwined, and where queer love, still a crime, thrives in underground bars. In her mesmerizing account of radical politics and sexual awakening, Pirkko Saisio offers a series of farewells, to her mother, to the idealism of youth, to friends and lovers, and finally to her grown daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grand finale of the award-winning Helsinki trilogy, The Red Book of Farewells embraces the revolutionary potential of moving on. Translated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries:Penguin International Writers\u003cbr\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 320 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9780241730119\u003cbr\u003ePublished:27 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Of specific Lesbian interest, Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation\u003cbr\u003eWeight:330g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:135 x 216 x 27 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65685994864989,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9780241730119.jpg?v=1787665709","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/the-red-book-of-farewells-by-pirkko-saisio","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}