Riku Korhonen
Milla Paloniemi
Kreetta Onkeli
Juha Kulmala
Juhani Brander
Ville Hytönen
Antti Nylén
Kirsti Ellilä
Marjo Isopahkala
M. G. Soikkeli
Petri Salin
Timo Hännikäinen
Timo Harju
Reetta Niemelä
Ropponen & Deviatkina
Esa Hirvonen
Kari Hukkila
Antti Jaatinen
Roope Lipasti
Heikki Nevala
Tommi Parkko
Marisha Rasi-Koskinen
Iida Rauma
Riku Korhonen: Farewell, Girls!
I would read Korhonen just for the language, and that’s a lot.
– Karo Hämäläinen, Suomen Kuvalehti magazine.
Riku Korhonen has secretly written a coming-of-age novel, a small, plaintive morality play.
– Matti Mäkelä, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
Behind the nostalgia blossoms humor. In the familiar style of Riku Korhonen’s previous works, it is sarcastic and bubbling with narrative detail.
– Salla Seuri, Uusi Suomi newspaper
Korhonen spins fabulous, fantastic yarns in this collection, letting loose expressively. The joy of reading the collection is based precisely on the skillfulness of the language, the power of the expression.
– Kaisa Kurikka, Turun Sanomat newspaper
Farewell, Girls! (Hyvästi tytöt, 2009) is a novella by prize-winning author Riku Korhonen. It is a cycle of stories that deal with what is possible and what is impossible in love. Inserted between portions of the framing story is a series of tales that cumulatively form a tender and amusing exploration of the maturation of men. Some of the stories are buoyed by high-spirited humor, some by the sorrow of renunciation.
Farewell, Girls! is a fun and touching tribute to all that is most beautiful and ephemeral in the life of a man, i.e. girls.
Riku Korhonen’s debut novel, Tales from Two and One Nights (Kahden ja yhden yön tarinoita, 2003) won the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for best debut work in 2003. The novel has been dramatized as a play of the same name, which had its opening in the Turku City Theatre.
Korhonen’s second novel, The First-Aid Book (Lääkäriromaani, 2008) established him as one of the leading writers of his generation, winning the Kalevi Jäntti prize for young authors. He has also written an acclaimed collection of poems, Smoke Signals for Those Considering Leaving (Savumerkkejä lähtöä harkitseville, 2005). Korhonen’s latest novel Farewell, Girls, refines the trademark style of his highly skillful prose, in which several stories intertwine into one elaborate narrative.
Original name: Hyvästi tytöt
Publisher: Sammakko 2009
185 pages
Hardcover 140 x 205 mm
ISBN 978-952-483-112-3
Cover design: Riikka Majanen
Burning Bridge Literary Agency 2009—2012
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