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Beasts of the Sea 2023
Beasts of the Sea is a 2023 historical novel written by Finnish author Iida Turpeinen and published by Kustantamo S&S. The story covers three centuries and traces the fate of Steller's sea cow, along with a skeleton that later became part of the Natural History Museum of Helsinki's collection. Using real figures from natural science history, the novel examines extinction, biodiversity loss, and shifts in human-nature relationships.
The book received the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize in 2023 and the Thank You for the Book Award in 2024. It was also shortlisted for the 2023 Finlandia Prize for fiction.
Crew
- Translator
- David Hackston
Details
- Publisher
- Kustantamo S&S
- ISBN
- 9789515259776
- Pages
- 297
- Format
- Print (hardback)
