The stories and memories that shape the identity of a Jewish family of Russian origin living in Finland since the beginning of the 20th century make up this humorous and semi-autobiographical novel. The stories give insight into Benno, a cornetist with the czar's army who left Russia to escape his country's anti-Semitism; his father, a bootlegger who arrived in Finland by skiing there; and his son Arje, a militant communist who fought with the Germans against the Soviets during World War II. Most important, however, is the ...
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The stories and memories that shape the identity of a Jewish family of Russian origin living in Finland since the beginning of the 20th century make up this humorous and semi-autobiographical novel. The stories give insight into Benno, a cornetist with the czar's army who left Russia to escape his country's anti-Semitism; his father, a bootlegger who arrived in Finland by skiing there; and his son Arje, a militant communist who fought with the Germans against the Soviets during World War II. Most important, however, is the story of Benno's grandson, in whom the trajectories of his predecessors converge and whose ironic and melancholy voice imbue all the stories with meaning as he tries to find his roots within them. Las historias y recuerdos que conforman la identidad de una familia jud???a de origen ruso instalada en Finlandia desde principios del siglo XX componen esta novela humor???stica y semi-autobiogr???fica. Entre las historias est??? la de Benno, corneta del ej???rcito del zar que sali??? de Rusia tratando de dejar atr???s el clima antisemita de su pa???s; la de su padre, un contrabandista que lleg??? a Finlandia esquiando; y la de su hijo Arje, militante comunista que durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial luch??? en el bando alem???n contra los sovi???ticos. Pero la m???s importante es la historia del nieto de Benno, en quien convergen las trayectorias de sus antepasados y cuya voz ir???nica y melanc???lica otorga sentido a todas las historias, buscando al mismo tiempo en ellas sus propias ra???ces.
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