Juhani Brander

Juhani Brander (b. 1978) is an author, columnist, and critic from Turku who has previously published three poetic works and the lauded short prose work The Destruction of Species (Lajien tuho, 2007). In his free time the author plays chess and jazz, and reads Greek mythology and studies of twentieth century American political history.

Juhani Brander: Necrologies

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Necrologies (Nekrologeja, 2010) is a spine-tingling, humorous jump under the soil. In the style of the Spoon River Anthology, this collection of stories tells of those who have been interned in their final resting place. At the same time it tells just as much about us over-worlders and what we strive for before our ultimate journey. Juhani Brander’s amusingly laconic short prose work digs the black humor out of the last taboo of our time—death.

Brander was selected as the only Finn for the Best European Fiction 2010 anthology published in the United States. The Bosnian author Alexander Hemon, who edited the anthology, mentioned especially Brander’s texts in an interview with The New York Times.

Original name: Nekrologeja
Publisher: Sammakko 2010
164 pages
Hardcover 120 x 185 mm
ISBN 978-952-483-150-5
Cover design: Riikka Majanen