Description
In twentieth-century Estonia, an aging woman’s quiet life is shattered when a bruised young stranger appears on her doorstep—setting in motion a reckoning with a family history shaped by occupation, betrayal, and survival. As the past resurfaces, the novel traces how the “purge” of Stalin’s era and the traumas of war echo into later generations, turning private grief into a dangerous inheritance. Sofi Oksanen’s unflinching storytelling confronts the intimate horror of sexual violence alongside the public moral dilemmas of collusion and resistance, revealing how power can invade even the most ordinary spaces. With translation by Lola Rogers, this is a stark, compelling novel that blends historical pressure with deeply human stakes, asking what it means to live with truths that were buried too long.
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audiobook
Bolinda Audio
Published Dec 10, 2011
ISBN: 9781743106082
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Details
First Published
2010
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Purge by Sofi Oksanen.