Nine Pyramids

By Olli Jalonen

’’During the construction, too many people have asked where an idea like that can even come to mind. I have not provided anyone with a good answer.’’ A man leads a group that has built nine pyramids across Europe. The job culminates when the group rotates to inaugurate the pyramids in the different locations during one day only. Over the course of the day, the different stages of the work are being recalled: the persuasion of authorities, the construction problems, the ideas and the enthusiasm. The visual dimension is brought together by the Swedish artist Jan Svenungsson’s photographs and drawings.

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About the author

Olli Jalonen (b. 1954) is one of Finland’s most respected authors. Since 1978, he has written over 15 works of fiction, some non-fiction and a children’s fantasy novel. Jalonen has received several important literary prizes, including the Finlandia Prize, and he has been nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize three times. Jalonen has lived in Finland, Sweden and Ireland, working as a reporter, information officer and researcher. His extensive oeuvre also includes radio plays and scripts for screen and stage.“Jalonen is a master at building open places into a text. His stories breathe, and each page contains an expectation, of good or evil.”– Kouvolan Sanomat