How to Kill a Bull
Cover of the first Finnish edition | |
| Author | Anna-Leena Härkönen |
|---|---|
| Original title | Finnish: Häräntappoase |
| Language | Finnish |
| Genre | Young adult |
| Publisher | Otava |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | Finland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 316 |
| ISBN | 951-1-17887-3 |
How to Kill a Bull (Finnish: Häräntappoase) is a 1984 Finnish young adult novel by Anna-Leena Härkönen. It is Härkönen's debut novel, which she wrote at the age of 17. It is largely inspired by the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger.
The novel won the J. H. Erkko Award as the best debut literature work of 1984. It went on to become one of the most popular books of the 1980s and one of the highest-selling debut novels in the history of Finnish literature. However, the work also caused a controversy due to its bold, sexual content.