Eetu Kokko : 4-näytöksinen näytelmä

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Eetu Kokko : 4-näytöksinen näytelmä

by Martti Wuori

FI·~2 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total

EETU KOKKO

0:02

MARTTI WUORI

0:03

HENKILÖT:

2:13:25

Description

In the early 1900s, a bustling Finnish factory town becomes the backdrop for a sharply observed drama of class and ambition. Eetu Kokko, a young laborer, spends a restless evening in the exclusive dining room of the city’s “Seurahuone,” where he is reminded of his place by the housemaid Aini Savio. Their terse conversation reveals both the yearning for dignity and the invisible barriers that keep the working class at the periphery of power.

The night takes a turn when a distinguished lawyer, Kosti Cedervall, is announced as the next guest of the secretive council led by the influential councilor Pihlaja. As Eetu grapples with the prospect of confronting those who shape his future, the play exposes the uneasy balance between loyalty, ambition, and the looming changes in industrial society. Listeners are drawn into a tense tableau where every word hints at larger struggles yet to unfold.

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Language

fi

Duration

~2 hours (128K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Helsinki: Vihtori Kosonen, 1907.

Credits

Tapio Riikonen

Release date

Aug 16, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Martti Wuori

1858–1934

A Finnish writer, translator, and public official whose work ranged from lively stage comedies to novels and historical drama. His books still surface today through library catalogs and digital editions, giving modern readers a broad look at popular Finnish writing from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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