The story hits its peak when Angel recruits Pessi for an ad campaign he has been hired to photograph. Meanwhile, Pessi's presence generates pheremones that make Angel an object of desire among men who once jilted him. Spiderman, a vet who helps him bring the troll back to good health. But a mail-order bride from the Philippines who lives one floor down figures out his secret. It turns out that trolls are a recognized species, Felipithecus trollius.Īngel names his new acquisition Pessi and hides him from the neighbors in his apartment building. But after searching the Internet, folklore and old newspaper clippings, he stands convinced.
Her book unfolds in short chapters in which the point of view shifts but is dominated by the photographer Angel, who rescues a baby troll from a gang of thugs.Īt first, Angel can't believe what he has found. Sinisalo cleverly taps this fabled legacy while ditching the fairy-tale tone you might expect. Tolkien, creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, appropriated these myths and the beasts that went with them. Both Richard Wagner, who composed the opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, and J.R.R. Although it exploits the conventions of the fantasy genre, it clearly transcends them. The novel by Finnish fantasy writer Johanna Sinisalo was a dark-horse winner of the Finlandia Prize, which is awarded each year for the best novel published in Finland. Instead, the cast includes a gay photographer, his gay consorts and a small, feline-like creature that fills the title role. Troll: A Love Story might best be described as a punk version of The Hobbit.
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