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Tainaron (novel)

1985 novel by Leena Krohn

Field	Value
name	Tainaron: Mail from Another City
title_orig	Tainaron: Postia toisesta kaupungista
image	Tainaron (novel) (Book Cover).jpeg
author	Leena Krohn
country	Finland
language	Finnish
publisher	WSOY
pub_date	1985
english_pub_date	2004
media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages	126 (1st Finnish edition)
isbn	951-0-13063-X
congress	PH355.K823 T3 1985
oclc	15631518

Tainaron: Mail From Another City (orig. Fin. Tainaron: Postia toisesta kaupungista) is a science fiction/fantasy novel written in 1985 by Finnish author Leena Krohn. The book is regarded as the author's breakthrough novel.{{cite web

Tainaron consists of 30 letters sent beyond the sea from a city of insects.

The U.S. edition was nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the International Horror Guild Award in 2005. This edition, published by Prime Books in 2004 and edited by Kathleen Martin, adds to the original Finnish publication by adding original illustrations by the author's sister, Inari Krohn, a Finnish painter.

Reviewed in glowing terms by Matthew Cheney, the writing was described as "lyrical and deep, metaphysical, philosophical, poetic". Jeff VanderMeer praised its "scenes of startling beauty and strangeness" and listed it as one of the best novels of 2004.

Translations

English (2004): Tainaron: Mail from Another City, translator Hilda Hawkins, publisher Prime Books.
Estonian (1994): Tainaron: Posti teisest linnast, translator Ele Süvalep, publisher Aniara Kirjastus
Hungarian (1992): Tainaron, translator Csilla Varga, publisher Európa. Part of the compilation Káin leánya: Mai finn kisregények
Japanese (2002): , translator Hiroko Suenobu, publisher Shinhyoron Publishing
Latvian (1998): Tainara: Vestules no citas pilsetas, translator Ingrida Peldekse, publisher Preses nams
Polish (2008): Tainaron: Listy z innego miasta, translator Sebastian Musielak, publisher Świat Książki.
Spanish (2017): Tainaron: cartas desde otra ciudad, translator Luisa Gutiérrez Ruiz, publisher Nórdica Libros.
Swedish (1987): Tainaron: Brev från en annan stad, translator Thomas Warburton, publisher Fripress Bokförlag.

References

Finnish Book Foundation. "Finlandia-palkinto".
(2007-12-11). "The Nordic Council Literature Prize". Nordic Council.
"2005 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees". World Fantasy Convention.
"IHG Award Recipients". International Horror Guild.
"Kirja-alan palkinnot". The Organization of the Booksellers' Association of Finland.
"2005 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees". World Fantasy Convention.
"IHG Award Recipients". International Horror Guild.
(2004). "Tainaron Page 4". Wildside Press LLC.
"A Conversation with Leena Krohn". SF Site.
Cheney, Matthew. (2005). "Tainaron: Mail from Another City".
VanderMeer, Jeff. (2005-02-02). "2004: The Best of the Year". Locus Publications.

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