IIDA TURPEINEN (b. 1987) is a Helsinki-based literary scholar currently writing a dissertation on the intersection of the natural sciences and literature. As an author, she is intrigued by the literary potential of scientific research and by the offbeat anecdotes and meanderings from the history of science. Turpeinen's short stories exploring the relationship between humans and animals won the J. H. Erkko Young Writers' Competition in 2014. Her debut novel, Beasts of the Sea (2023) is the winner of the Helsingin Sanomat Prize 2023, and shortlisted for the Finlandia Award 2023.
En 1741, le naturaliste Georg Wilhelm Steller rejoint la Grande Expédition du Nord. Cette mission d’exploration et de recherche scientifique, menée par le capitaine Vitus Béring, a pour objectif d’ouvrir une route maritime entre l’Asie et l’Amérique. Les navires partis de Russie...
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