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When the Doves Disappeared (2012)

When the Doves Disappeared is a story of occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia during and after World War II.

The novel follows the experiences of three characters: Roland, a principled independence fighter; his cousin Edgar, who will do almost anything to hide his secrets and maintain his connection to those in power; and Edgar’s wife Juudit, who is buffeted in turns by her love for a German officer, her fear of returning to her unhappy, unconsummated marriage, and her bond with the idealistic Roland.

Rights sold to 29 territories.

 

Canada

  • English: To be announced

    Publisher: House of Anansi (-)

The United States

  • English: When the Doves Disappeared

    Publisher: Knopf (To be announced)

United Kingdom

Brazil

  • Portuguese: To be announced

    Publisher: Record (To be announced)

Czech Republic

  • Czech: To be announced

    Publisher: Odeon-Euromedia Group (2013)

    Contact: odeon@euromedia.cz

Denmark

  • Danish: Da duerne forsvandt

    Translator: Birgita Bonde Hansen

    Publisher: Rosinante (2013)

    Contact: Info@rosinante-co.dk

Estonia

  • Estonian: Kui tuvid kadusid

    Translator: Jan Kaus

    Publisher: Varrak (2012)

    Contact: varrak@varrak.ee

Finland

  • Finnish: Kun kyyhkyset katosivat

    Hardcover

    Publisher: Like (August 31, 2012)

    Contact: Milla Palovaara

  • Finnish: Kun kyyhkyset katosivat

    Audiobook

    Publisher: Like Vox (September 2012)

    Contact: Milla Palovaara

France

  • French: Quand les colombes disparurent

    Translator: Sébastien Cagnoli

    Publisher: Stock (2013)

  • Occitan: Quora despareissèron lu colombs

    Translator: Sébastien Cagnoli, Miquèl de Carabatta

    Publisher: IEO-PACA (2013)

Georgia

  • Georgian: To be announced

    Publisher: MTP (-)

Germany

  • German: To be announced

    Hardcover

    Translator: Angela Plöger

    Publisher: Kiepenheuer&Witsch Verlag (2014)

Hungary

  • Hungarian: To be announced

    Publisher: Scolar (To be announced)

Iceland

Italy

  • Italian: To be announced

    Publisher: Feltrinelli (-)

Latvia

Netherlands

  • Dutch: Als de duiven verdwijnen

    Translator: Marja-Leena Hellings

    Publisher: Ambo Anthos (2013)

    Contact: info@amboanthos.nl

Norway

  • Norwegian: Da duene forsvant

    Translator: Turid Farbregd

    Publisher: Oktober (2013)

    Contact: oktober@oktober.no

Poland

  • Polish: To be announced

    Publisher: Swiat Ksiazki (-)

Romania

  • Romanian: To be announced

    Publisher: Polirom (To be announced)

Russia

  • Russian: To be announced

    Publisher: Corpus (-)

Spain

  • Catalan: To be announced

    Publisher: La Magrana (To be announced)

  • Spanish: To be announced

    Hardcover

    Publisher: Salamandra (2013)

Sweden

  • Swedish: När duvorna försvann

    Translator: Janina Orlov

    Publisher: Albert Bonniers Förlag (2013)

    Contact: Martin Strömberg

Turkey

  • Turkish: To be announced

    Publisher: Pegasus (To be announced)

Ukraine

  • Ukrainian: To be announced

    Publisher: Folio (To be announced)

Reviews

  • When the Doves Disappeared is an engaging and extraordinarily well-written novel about a dark time. But it is also an important reminder to read every historic description, including this one, critically. That the novel succeeds in rendering the difficulties of historiography in such an unsentimental way, without losing its power as a work of fiction, makes it particularly fascinating.
    — Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden)
  • Sofi Oksanen writes with an artistically impeccable mix of raw brutality and an emotional wealth of detail. As a reader, one is drawn into the story by the text’s transmission of strong emotions: rage, disgust, grief and compassion. But above all it is fear that constantly trembles over each page. The plot creates an atmosphere like that of le Carré.
    — Östgöta-Correspondenten (Sweden)
  • “Sofi Oksanen is the biggest Nordic author of the moment… What a remarkable writing ability this young Finnish woman possesses… She writes with a prose that is constantly alive and pulsating without for a second losing the perfect pitch. Allehanda (Sweden)
    — Allehanda (Sweden) (2013)
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