Finnish author’s 2023 novel to come to India on October 23; will bring spotlight back on Steller’s sea cow

Published on : 21 Oct 2025, 7:27 am

The publisher MacLehose Press will bring out the ebook version of Finnish author Iida Turpeinen’s award winning novel Beasts of the Sea in India on October 23, 2025. It will bring back the spotlight on the enigmatic Steller’s sea cow, a sirenian that was hunted to extinction in just 27 years nearly three centuries ago.

Beasts of the Sea was originally published in Finland in 2023. It won several awards including the Book Beat Newcomer Award, The Thank You for the Book Award, Finland’s booksellers’ prize, the best debut award, the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize, the Storytel award. It was also a nominee for Finland’s biggest literary award, the Finlandia Prize, as well as for the Torch-bearer Prize.

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