New Finnish Grammar (Paperback)

from miss_read

Let down by too much drug-induced pastoral mythological ranting. And also by the ending.

from Steve38

An excellent novel using language and linguistics as the key to the plot. Some elements a little too simplistic, all loose ends neatly tied in a quickly summaried ending. But an Italian author who uses Finnish grammar and Finnish folklore and history so well deserves much credit.

from Mercury57

A few years ago I got into a rather intense discussion along the lines of whether there is any association between the currency used by a country and their population's feeling of national pride and identity. It was prompted by comments from someone in the British government who was arguing vehem...

from SandDune

Firstly, what this book is not. It is not a book of grammar or a text book for anyone learning the Finnish language. It is an exploration of language and identity written by an Italian who as a senior linguist for the European Union in Brussels, and the inventor of the whole new language of Europ...

from JimElkins

This book has a really tremendous idea: a man is badly injured; he can't remember who he is, and he has lost his capacity for language. His doctor decides the man is Finnish, because he has a Finnish name embroidered inside his shirt collar. The doctor is passionately Finnish himself, and most of...