Stalin’s Cows
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Stalin’s Cows is a novel by Sofi Oksanen that explores identity, eating disorders, and the legacy of Soviet-era trauma through the intertwined lives of Estonian and Finnish women.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
Soviet occupation of Estonia
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body image ⓘ bulimia ⓘ gender roles ⓘ national identity ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| author | Sofi Oksanen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Estonia
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Finland ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Estonian diaspora
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cross-cultural relationships ⓘ family secrets ⓘ memory and history ⓘ |
| languageMix | Finnish and Estonian cultural contexts ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary Estonian literature
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contemporary Finnish literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Soviet-era trauma
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cultural identity ⓘ eating disorders ⓘ identity ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ migration ⓘ women’s lives ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | intergenerational narrative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | primarily first-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Anna
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Anna’s grandmother ⓘ Anna’s mother ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of eating disorders in a political context
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linking private trauma with historical events ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Estonian
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Finnish ⓘ |
| setting |
Estonia
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Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Soviet era
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post-Soviet era ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo |
Soviet agricultural policies
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Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Sofi Oksanen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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