Essi Kummu
Essi Kummu’s debut novel Mania was released in 2006 to great reviews. Death of the Bear was shortlisted for the Tiiliskivi Prize in 2010. Kummu also writes for the media, the fine arts and dance.
Praises:
“ ‘Karhun kuolema’ is a ballad that you cannot pin down to a specific time or place.”
– Hämeen Sanomat
“The narration in Essi Kummu’s second novel appeals to the senses. The fragrance of the forest, the prickle of pine needles and a warming smile give wings to the flow of this story so per- meated in death. — Kummu writes like many other young women of today: physically, sinfully and visibly breaching boundaries.” – Aamulehti
Written by Essi Kummu
The Bear’s Death
Rights sold: Italian
A ballad of unrequited love.
Death of the Bear is a lyrical, down-to-earth story of family members painfully searching for their place in this world. Mumma dies but refuses to rest. She cannot; she is simply incapable of it. The paralyzed old woman was at the mercy of her daughter Fanny while she was alive, but now she is free and everything remains unfinished. Fanny’s son Alex is rootless. His relationship with a round-cheeked Inuit doesn’t bring him peace of mind, nor does returning to his homeland, where his cool and distant mother awaits. Only Fanny’s sister Stella, a healer shunned by her fellow villagers, knows her place: she will become the bear’s bride. But only those who are bound forcefully enough to the earth can find comfort in the arms of the bear.
“The bear would shamble up and she would become the bear’s and everything would be the way it was and no one would be able to do anything about it.”
Shortlisted for the Tiiliskivi prize in 2010
Written by Essi Kummu
Mania
to be completed soon
Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency Oy Ltd.
info(at)ahlbackagency.com | +358 400 512 101 | www.ahlbackagency.com | Korkeavuorenkatu 37, FI-00130 Helsinki, Finland
