A strange, compelling fable about Europe, capitalism and the human heart. Vatanescu, an impoverished construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So he dec
The Grump, at 80 years old, is more focused on death than life; building his own coffin and keen to write his will in ink—who can trust technology, after all?—he knows that everything was
Vatanescu, an impoverished Romanian construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son.So he decides to head north to a cold, dark country where there is money to
From a hugely popular, award-winning Finnish author, this entertaining, profound, and satirical tale follows a Romanian beggar living on the streets of Helsinki.Vatanescu, a young Romanian constructio
