
audiobook
by K. N. (Kalle Nikodemus) Rauhala
MAAILMAN LOPPU
SISÄLLYS:
JOHDANTO. - AVARUUDESTA TULLUT PÄIVÄKIRJA.
ENSIMMÄINEN OSA - TAISTELU LUNTA, JÄÄTÄ JA PAKKASTA VASTAAN.
TOINEN OSA. - TAISTELU IHMISIÄ VASTAAN.
KOLMAS OSA. - TAISTELU VETTÄ JA TULTA VASTAAN.
A weather‑worn narrator, barely out of his thirties, records his life in a stark, star‑spattered diary. The text opens with his reflections on a world that has shattered, the sun blackening, and the earth slipping into an endless storm. He recalls the grinding years of the Great War, a childhood marked by modest expectations, and a lingering doubt about any heroic destiny.
Now, far from familiar ground, he confronts an unforgiving alien landscape of snow, ice and bitter cold. The first part of his story follows his daily fight against the elements—reading strange signs on the sun and moon, watching the energy meters wobble, and enduring relentless blizzards that threaten to erase the fragile settlements of the new frontier. Through his blunt, often poetic observations, listeners glimpse a solitary human trying to carve meaning out of a hostile universe while clinging to memories of a life that never quite materialised.
Language
fi
Duration
~9 hours (525K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Dec 5, 2015
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1887–1937
A Finnish writer and journalist with a sharp eye for politics, society, and everyday life, he also ventured into early speculative fiction. His work ranges from essays and public affairs writing to the novel Maailman loppu, which has kept his name alive for modern readers.
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