DEAREST EEVA KILPI
by Anna-Riikka Carlson
Rakas Eeva Kilpi - Nämä juhlat jatkuvat vielä, WSOY 2024, 456pp
Domestic sales over 15 000 copies!
4th position on the TOP 10 non-fiction bestseller list in 2024!
Special nomination for the Kanava non-fiction prize in 2024!
Celebrating friendship, tenderness and inter-generational joy!
Theatrical adaptation to premiere on 24 October 2025!
Time and the forest are the most precious things we can give to one another.
Dearest Eeva Kilpi – This Celebration Will Continue is a literary non-fiction book about the life of author Eeva Kilpi, the finiteness of life, the power of literature and a friendship that transcends boundaries.
It all begins when publisher Anna-Riikka Carlson start regular visits to author Eeva Kilpi's home. Thus begins a friendship between two women from different generations, a friendship rooted in a shared love of literature and life.
Dearest Eeva Kilpi recounts the soulful encounters between the two women that become friends and explores the multi-faceted, long life of Eeva Kilpi. The book revisits places, people, and events dear to Eeva, while also being firmly rooted in the present — in a world that would be poorer without Eeva Kilpi's extraordinary work.
Kilpi's writings on love, nature, and longing for home are more relevant than ever, resonating with readers of all ages. As Kilpi’s life is nearing its end, the vitality of her works has only strengthened. Eeva Kilpi’s legacy is also evident in the messages that Anna-Riikka Carlson carries between the world and Eeva.
Dearest Eeva Kilpi Kilpi – This Celebration Will Continue is a wistful tribute to a beloved writer and at the same time a clarion call for gentleness and tenderness.
Beautifully and poignantly written, this book is a tribute to genuine connection, profound friendship, and, of course, the power of literature.
RIGHTS SOLD: Finland WSOY (orig.)
Materials available: Finnish edition, English sample
Praise for DEAREST EEVA KILPI - THIS CELEBRATION WILL CONTINUE:
“A fantastically written biography.”
“The book is a breathtakingly stunning and verbally invigorating account of Eeva Kilpi’s life and work, and a poignantly beautiful portrayal of genuine friendship with its many dimensions.”
is an author and publisher who believes deeply in literature's power to change how we communicate.
In 2021 she was awarded the prestigious Suomi Prize by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The jury lauded her as "courageous, brimming with new ideas," recognizing her outstanding contributions to the Finnish publishing industry.
Her narrative non-fiction work Dearest Eeva Kilpi about feminist trailblazer Eeva Kilpi, was the fourth-bestselling non-fiction title in Finland in 2024
Author photo © Sabrina Bqain / WSOY
