Pojat

by Paavo Rintala · first published 1958

Pojat (meaning Boys in Finnish) is a famous 1958 Finnish novel by Finnish author Paavo Rintala published by the Finnish publishing house Otava. Also known as Kuvia v. 1941–44 Oulun (Pictures of Oulu 1941–1944), it conveys the life of school boys in the turbulent period of the World War II in Oulu in northern Finland. The young men, in the absence of their fathers who have gone to war, are fascinated by war and the German Army soldiers and dream of heroic deeds.

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Original language:

Finnish

Year page:

1958