Emmi Itaranta - A tiltott dreams city

Eliana lives her daily life in the famous house of the Weavers and practices her special craft, while carrying a terrible secret: she possesses the ability to dream. The leaders of the island are so afraid of dreamers that those who dream are imprisoned in labor camps.

The web of apparent safety that Eliana weaves around herself from her everyday routine is torn apart when a girl covered in blood and unconscious is found in front of the Weavers' house, deprived of the ability to speak by her attackers. The only clue to the mystery girl's identity is an invisible ink tattoo on her palm: Eliana. I wonder what it has to do with the weaver girl? Why does it bear Eliana's name? What connects the two girls?

The island's past is surrounded by a terrible secret, which the corrupt, oppressive government is trying to hide by all means. Eliana's life will soon be in danger. If he wants to save himself and all those who are important to him, he must revive the power in himself that he considered a curse he was ashamed of all his life: his dreams.

The second novel of the award-winning author of the tea master's book also brings all the values ​​that we saw in the first novel. A lyrical narrative style, a world-creation written with literary sophistication, complex characters and the threads of a special mythology are interwoven in this latest masterpiece by Itäranta.

Critics compare Emmi Itäranta's style to the writings of Ursula K. Le Guin and Sheri S. Tepper.