Zora A Cruel Tale Author:Philippe Arseneault, Fred A. Reed (Translator), David Homel (Translator) A Gothic tale of the macabre, with strong accents of cruelty, about the adventures of an irrepressible young woman named Zora Korteniemi, who combines traits of Pollyanna with those of Marquis de Sade. — Set in the fictional state of Karelia, on the murky border between Finland and Russia in the days of horseback and hearth fires, this surreal no... more »vel was inspired by Norse mythology.« less