Jälkipoimintoja 2: Omistaan eläjiä

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Jälkipoimintoja 2: Omistaan eläjiä

by Pietari Päivärinta

FI·~2 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
1

JÄLKIPOIMINTOJA II

0:03
2

P. PÄIVÄRINTA

0:06
3

SISÄLLYS:

0:08
4

OMISTAAN ELÄJIÄ.

2:48
5

I.

29:59
6

II.

35:09
7

III.

35:21
8

IV.

17:40

Description

A quirky portrait of life on the northern frontier unfolds through the eyes of a wandering traveler. Set against the stark, sun‑lit expanses of late‑19th‑century Finland, the tale blends dry humor with keen observations of the people who eke out existence in an unforgiving landscape. The narrator’s encounters with a talkative carriage driver and the oddities of a remote settlement create a vivid picture of a world where survival and idleness walk hand in hand.

In the opening story, the traveler follows a rattling coach across endless sand‑covered ridges, the horizon dotted with solitary huts and the occasional stubborn horse. Arriving at a tiny village, he is drawn to a peculiar, ramshackle tower that houses the community’s self‑styled “laziest man.” The scene is filled with witty banter and a sense of gentle curiosity, inviting listeners to wonder what lies behind the creaking doors of this unlikely abode.

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Language

fi

Duration

~2 hours (116K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2014-02-16

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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