Kulmuja 1 : Kuvia elämän varrelta

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Kulmuja 1 : Kuvia elämän varrelta

by Väinö Kataja

FI·~1 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total

KULMUJA I

0:02

VÄINÖ KATAJA

0:03

SISÄLLYS:

1:11

MINUN ONNENI

3:45

KAKSI PIMEÄÄ

7:54

KETTU-HEIKIN SAUNASSA

8:42

KATAJAINEN KUMPPANINI

6:00

KEVÄINEN KAIHOLANI

4:01

TAKAISIN POHJOLAAN

3:37

VUOSISADAN VIIMEISENÄ YÖNÄ

5:20

Description

A quiet, introspective voice guides listeners through a series of short, vivid sketches that feel like snapshots taken on a long, wandering road. The narrator, a humble farmer‑like figure, gathers “corners” of experience—winter evenings, distant seas, fleeting encounters—into a personal museum of memory. Each vignette is wrapped in the hush of cold nights, the glow of a sauna, and the soft rustle of fields waiting for summer, inviting the audience to linger over the delicate details of ordinary life.

Beyond the surface, the collection explores a deep yearning for inner fulfillment, contrasting the external hardships of a harsh landscape with a quietly radiant sense of happiness that the author keeps close‑kept. Themes of solitude, unspoken longing, and the quiet triumph of finding one’s own sanctuary emerge without any grand plot twists. Listeners will find comfort in the gentle rhythm of the narrator’s reflections, discovering how even the smallest “corners” can hold a world of meaning.

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Language

fi

Duration

~1 hours (104K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2015-12-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Väinö Kataja

1867–1914

A Finnish novelist and farmer who brought northern village life onto the page with warmth, humor, and a sharp eye for everyday people. Writing from his home region of Peräpohjola, he became known for stories rooted in rural experience and local culture.

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