berg ▁Prize ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Council ▁Liter ature ▁Prize ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Prix ▁Fem ina ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁The ▁novel ▁won ▁the ▁F n ac ▁prize ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁selected ▁from ▁some ▁ 3 0 0 ▁works ▁published ▁in ▁France ▁amid ▁positive ▁reviews ▁by ▁French ▁critics , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁prize ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁to ▁a ▁foreign er . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁on ▁stage ▁with ▁premier es ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁happening ▁across ▁Europe , ▁not ably ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Ar cola ▁Theatre ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁( on ▁Est onian ▁independence ▁day ) ▁www . ar col at he atre . com . ▁A ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁produced ▁by ▁Mark us ▁Sel in , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁An tt i ▁J ok inen . ▁An ▁opera ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁composed ▁by ▁J ü ri ▁Rein vere , ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁National ▁Opera ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁Est onia , ▁the ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁met ▁with ▁mixed ▁views . ▁Some ▁like ▁P ire t ▁T ali ▁and ▁Ja an ▁Kap lin ski ▁have ▁expressed ▁more ▁critical ▁views , ▁seeing ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁too ▁trivial ▁and ▁sens ational ist , ▁whereas ▁others