Paul Sjöblom : Finland from the Inside - Eyewitness Reports of a Finnish-American Journalist, 1938-1997

"Paul Sjöblom, journalist, translator, and critic, spent a lifetime bridging the linguistic and cultural gap between Finland and North America. In these collected writings, Sjöblom brings his wit, insight, and reporter's skills to bear on the topics of Jean Sibelius, the Winter War and the Continuation War, and Finnish identity. He moves the topics out of the realm of dry reportage with his vivid, first person memories of 'How Sibelius Cam to Smoke the Same Cigar with Me' and his tongue-in-cheek 'Meat Mining in the Frozen North.' He explains why 'Finland did not Capitulate' during the horrific fighting of the Winter War and the Continuation War. With each essay he addresses a different facet of the question 'Who Are the Finns?' and seeks to shed new light 'On Finnish Identity.' The award winning musicologist and expert on Sibelius, Glenda Dawn Goss, Ph.D., has enriched our understanding of these essays with an Introduction to Paul Sjöblom's life and insightful commentaries on the topics covered in each section of the book"--Back cover.