About “The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios”
The title novella follows a young man dying of AIDS who collaborates with a friend to create a fictional history of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, spanning the twentieth century and reflecting its major events. The other stories explore a Canadian student's experience of the Vietnam War through a musical performance, the final letters of a warden to the mother of an executed man, and a young man's discovery of mirror-making and the significance of memory and presence.
Book details
- Published
- 1993
- Latest edition
- 1993 · ISBN 9781841956121
- ISBN
- 9781841956121
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios?
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martel has 256 pages.
