The Etruscan

The Etruscan

Mika Waltari

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1956

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Original title: Turms, kuolematon, 1955. Translated in English in 1956.

Dividing it's time between Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome, the book reveals the story of Lars Turms, who can remember nothing of his life before being 'delivered to the earth from a thunderbolt.' Turms travels from city to city, seeking a place to call home, and all the while turning his back on his destiny.

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Mika Waltari

When it comes to international repute, Mika Waltari's (1908–1979) sole competitor in Finnish literature is the national epic, Kalevala. In Finland too the extensive and variegated production of this master of narrative has maintained its reputation and reading audience nearly half a century after the end of the…

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