Drakarna över Helsingfors
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| Author | Kjell Westö |
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| Country | Finland |
| Language | Swedish |
| Published | 1996 (Söderström & Company) (Swedish) |
| Pages | 448 (4th edition) |
| ISBN | 978-9-515-21627-4 |
| OCLC | 62534226 |
Drakarna över Helsingfors (Kites over Helsingfors)[1] is a Swedish-language novel written by Finnish author Kjell Westö. The book tells about the life and faiths of the Bexar family, a Swedish-speaking Finnish family living in Helsinki (Helsingfors in Swedish), from the 1960s to the 1990s.
In 2001, the novel was made into a film of the same name starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.[2]
Other titles[edit]
- Leijat Helsingin yllä (Finnish translation)
References[edit]
- ^ "Kjell Westö: Kites over Helsingfors". Books from Finland. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ Lindholm, Peter (2001-09-07), Kites Over Helsinki, retrieved 2016-07-31
External links[edit]
- Drakarna över Helsingfors (in Swedish)
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