From the backcover: "Vatanescu, an impoverished construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So he heads north to a cold, dark country where there is money to be made.
Taking up with a Russian human trafficker, he joins the bottom rung of a begging ring in Finland. But the prospects in this line of work are not as good as he had hoped, and soon Vatanescu in on the run.
His luck turns when he meets a fellow outcast, a hare fleeing Helsinki pest control. The pair embark on a journey that is funny, dark and wonderfully absurd. Could a beggar and a hare change not just the course of a country, but the way we see ourselves?"

I have to admit that I haven´t read this book in Finnish or in English nor any other books by Tuomas Kyrö. This is not my favourite kind of reading, so I´m only registering the book to be sent forward and hopefully find readers who will enjoy it.

Will be sent forward to pippis who will take care of it until the Fennica takes place.

Since Bookcrossers couldn't travel to Tampere in 2021, a little bit of Tampere spirit will travel to Bookcrossers in form of books! Hopefully you enjoy the book by a Finnish author you picked ♥

Thank you very much Pikkis and pippis! The book arrived safely in Delphi, Greece today!

This was a weird book, but weird in a good way. A beggar from Romania, a Finnish rabbit (yes, it is a rabbit despite of the title, you have to read the book to understand) and their Russian nemesis, are the protagonists of this book. There is humor, there are clever puns and a quirky take on things, but the story deals with many other, more serious issues and is more multilayered than what it seems at first sight.

The narration takes a dreamy quality, not exactly fantasy, no magic realism but not exactly allegory either. There are many references that I'm sure I missed, but I got the general picture.
I'm not sure I appreciated the final chapters so much. The end got too poignant and far-fetched on an already farfetched and illogical story.

But still this was an original, interesting and touching novel. I liked it.

The Beggar and the Hare got itchy feet again, so they are now off to France through the Annual Clearance Sweeps. And then... Who knows?

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Thank you for this book! :)

A weird book indeed.
I gave up before the end.

Left in the LFL.
Enjoy! :-)