From a hugely popular, award-winning Finnish author, " "this entertaining, profound, and satirical tale follows a Romanian beggar living on the streets of Helsinki.
Vatanescu, a young Romanian construction worker, desires two things: a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son.[...]
Vatanescu, an impoverished Romanian construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. This strange, compelling fable about Europe, capitalism and the human heart is unlike anything else you will ever read...[...]
Vatanescu, an impoverished construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So he decides to head north to a cold, dark country where there is money to be made. Taking up with a Russian human trafficker, he joins the bottom rung of a begging ring in Finland.[...]