Taevakumm - Olli Jalonen

"An adventure novel that won the Finlandia Prize in Finland in 2018!

You might think this book was written by Jules Verne. Even today, the remote and mysterious island of Saint Helena. The 17th century. Angus is only seven years old at the beginning of the story. He is the assistant of the world-famous scientist Edmond Halley. Halley has been to Saint Helena to study the constellations of the southern sky and left several tasks for Angus when he left. Angus learns more and more about knowledge, science and the importance of literacy every day.
Angus has a great adventure ahead of him. He must secretly board a ship, sail to England and deliver a message to the ruler that will restore justice to the island.

Olli Jalonen (1954) is one of the most recognized writers in Finland today. With "The Sky Gum", he won the Finlandia Literary Prize for the second time. An authoritative critic of Helsingin Sanomat is convinced: “Finnish literature will become world literature in the hands of Olli Jalos.”

Original title Taivaanpallo. In Estonian

Keywords:
Hea Lugu
Finnish
fiction
novels
adventure novels
sea novels