The Seven Dog Brothers
A canine interpretation of Aleksis Kivi’s novel “Seven Brothers”, one of the cornerstones of Finnish literature. The memorable characters and rugged landscapes of the original are all present in Kunnas’s book, which follows the path of the seven pup brothers into adulthood.
“I’ve always felt that The Seven Brothers is the finest book in the Finnish language. I wanted to make a “canine” version of the novel in a way that was faithful to my own style. I tried to preserve in the text the rich and colourful style of the original, though for obvious reasons the story had to be abridged considerably. I hope that my doggerel version will also inspire readers to pick up Kivi’s original masterpiece”
– Mauri Kunnas
info
Original title
Seitsemän koiraveljestä
Page count
96
Original publisher
Otava Publishing Company
Original language of publication
Finnish, Swedish, English
Reviews
Rudolf Koivu Prize Jury
"By far the most skilled of all illustrations submitted to the competition."
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Quote
"The earth shook, branches were torn off the trees, and an awful bellowing filled the air as the bulls charged at the brothers. The boys had to take to their heels and run for their lives. Even though all of them except Lauri quickly dropped their knapsacks, the maddened bulls ran too fast for them, and they were in grave danger. Then Aapo remembered there was a large stone close by, called Demon’s rock. “To Demon’s Rock! Run!” he cried."