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Since its publication last month, Marko Hautala‘s sixth novel Granny Hatchet (Kuokkamummo, Tammi 2014) has drawn plenty of attention from Finnish critics. Many are praising him as the master of Finnish horror and calling Granny Hatchet his best work yet. We are also happy to announce that an English sample, comprising the first 89 pages of the novel, is now available!
Based on a real Finnish urban legend, Granny Hatchet is a mythical creature who kills her young victims with a hatchet and devours their hearts. Hautala’s devilishly dark novel is set in a small town where two characters return to confront their childhood demons.
“Granny Hatchet is grippingly constructed; it combines urban legend, ancient sea creatures, conspiracy theories, growing pains and traumas from adulthood. And, most importantly, it holds a reader effectively in its grasp. This is a truly scary book….the stakes grow higher from one chapter to the next, and character destinies become intertwined…Hautala is a trailblazer who, from one book to the next, has elevated Finnish horror to a new level.”
– Turun sanomat newspaper, Finland
“Hautala represents the elite of Finnish horror literature…Granny Hatchet forces a reader to stay up in the dark and read – no, devour – just one more chapter of his seamless prose.”
– Morren maailma (“Morre’s World”) literature blog, Finland
RIGHTS SOLD
WORMS:
Original publisher: FINLAND, Tammi
GERMANY, DTV
SHROUDS:
Original publisher: FINLAND, Tammi
GERMANY, DTV
ITALY, Newton Compton
SHORT STORY:
U.S, Cheeky Frawg
READING MATERIALS
GRANNY HATCHET:
English sample
English synopsis
Finnish edition
WORMS:
Finnish edition
German edition
English sample
SHROUDS;
Finnish edition
Italian edition
German edition
English sample
PRIZES:
Kalevi Jäntti Prize 2010
Tiiliskivi Prize 2008
Nominated for the Young Aleksis Kivi Prize 2013 (Seeing Eyes)
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