Elämän hawainnoita 10: Pöyhkeä isäntä; Kauppias=mummo; Matkustaja

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Elämän hawainnoita 10: Pöyhkeä isäntä; Kauppias=mummo; Matkustaja

by Pietari Päivärinta

FI·~3 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

Produced by Tapio Riikonen

3:03:26

Description

In a quiet Finnish village at the turn of the nineteenth century, a modest house called Kämälä shelters the only son of a hard‑working, respected family. His parents, known for their honesty and willingness to help neighbours, raise him on the belief that integrity is the foundation of a good life. As the boy matures, he feels both the weight of their expectations and a growing restlessness that hints at a different path.

Soon the countryside is swept by new fashions, factory‑made clothing and ideas from the cities, and the simple ways of Kämälä begin to feel outdated. The young man finds himself torn between the steady values taught by his elders and the alluring promise of modern comfort and independence. These early tensions set the stage for a personal journey that explores duty, pride, and the cost of embracing change.

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Language

fi

Duration

~3 hours (176K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-02-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Pietari Päivärinta

Pietari Päivärinta

1827–1913

Born into poverty in Ylivieska, this self-taught Finnish writer became one of the most widely read authors of his time by writing vividly about ordinary rural life. His work helped bring peasant voices into modern Finnish literature and also found readers abroad through translation.

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