Dog Park Sofi Oksanen Translated by Owen F. Witesman Like a mashup of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead and Lullaby, Dog Park is a novel of betrayal and murder in the global fertility market. Helsinki, 2016. Olenka sits on a bench, watching a family play in a dog park. A stranger sits down beside her. Olenka startles; she would recognize this other woman anywhere. After all, Olenka was the one who ruined her life. And this woman may be about to do the same to Olenka. Yet, for a fragile moment, here they are, together – looking at their own children being raised by other people. Reading like a socio-critical Netflix series, Dog Park illustrates the micro-realities of secret baby-making factories and the macro-politics of being a woman in the Soviet Union. ‘Passionate drama, murder and revenge make this a thriller-like novel with a high level of suspense.’ Bergens Tidende, Norway ‘Stunning and furious.’ Mesta, Finland ‘Breathtaking… An incredible mixture of love, fear, violence, oppression, hopes, and disappointments.’ Kainuun Sanomat, Finland
Sofi Oksanen is a FinnishEstonian novelist. She has received numerous prizes for her work, including the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, the Prix Femina, the Budapest Grand Prize, the European Book Prize, and the Nordic Council Literature Prize. Her novels Purge and When the Doves Disappeared have been international bestsellers. Owen F. Witesman is a professional literary translator. He currently lives in the US.
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