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De vil samle andre selvmordskandidater rundt om i landet til et stort seminar.\nEfter et særdeles vellykket seminar bestemmer en gruppe aktivister sig for at begå kollektivt selvmord, og det bliver startskuddet for en halsbrækkende rejse i luksusbus mod dødsriget, hvor jagten på det perfekte hvilested går fra Finland gennem Nordnorge til Sydeuropa.\n\nKollektivt selvmord er en absurd og kærlig fortælling om liv og død, hvor forfatteren forener alle sine typiske kendetegn: humoristisk tilgang til alvorlige temaer og stor indlevelse i helt almindelige menneskers liv og problemer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/arto-paasilinna-books\"\u003eArto Paasilinna\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modtryk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788770536479\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Modtryk","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £754.80","offer_id":47919947186353,"sku":"SB-8770536473-C3","price":754.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/8770536473.jpg?v=1789822862"},{"product_id":"la-prima-moglie-e-altre-cianfrusaglie","title":"La prima moglie e altre cianfrusaglie","description":"\u003cp\u003eL'assicuratore Volomari Volotinen è un collezionista compulsivo di antiche rarità. 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Ben lungi dal dubitare della loro autenticità, con la fede di un credente per le sue reliquie, Volomari appaga così la sua sete di pezzi unici, o forse di immaginazione. 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