
MERI KERTOO —
SISÄLLYS:
PASAADITUULESSA
ELIAS, KOKKI
KAKSI KAPINAYRITYSTÄ
MOOSES, LAIVASIKA
SINISEN JÄRVEN TALO
KATKERIA MUISTOJA
MABEL
"JAMES E. COXIN" HAAKSIRIKKO.
A lone sailor drifts through a dream‑like seascape, counting the endless tails of distant ships that ripple like silver serpents across the horizon. The prose moves between the quiet rhythm of a creaking mast and the startling brilliance of a sunrise that seems to rise from the very heart of the ocean, inviting readers to linger on the delicate balance between awe and solitude. As the narrator climbs the rigging, the narrative unfurls a gentle meditation on beauty, purpose, and the restless yearning of those who wander the waves.
The book weaves together vivid, almost lyrical sketches of life at sea— from the humble routine of a cook’s kitchen to the whispered legends of shipwrecks and the quiet ache of forgotten memories. Each vignette captures a fragment of maritime existence, offering both the calm of a gentle breeze and the undercurrent of deeper, philosophical currents that pull at the listener’s thoughts long after the tide recedes.
Language
fi
Duration
~2 hours (122K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Finland: WSOY, 1926.
Credits
Tapio Riikonen
Release date
Mar 26, 2022
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1904–1949
A Finnish journalist and novelist whose years at sea gave his fiction a lived-in sense of adventure, danger, and everyday shipboard life. His stories often draw readers into the rough beauty of the ocean and the people who make their lives on it.
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