
NÄKYMÄTTÖMIÄ SITEITÄ
SELMA LAGERLÖF
SISÄLLYS:
JOULUVIERAS.
REORIN SATU.
VALDEMAR ATTERDAG VEROTTAA VISBYTÄ.
ROUVA PAASTO JA PEKKA POHJOLA. - I.
II.
III.
IV.
A modest yet vivid portrait of early‑ twentieth‑century Finnish life unfolds in this assorted collection of short tales. The stories travel from an itinerant fiddler‑turned‑drunk wandering through winter homes, to an ex‑cavalryman who clings to a half‑broken flute and a notebook of notes, all while the world around him slips into quiet decline. Humor and melancholy sit side by side, sketching characters whose humble hopes and petty frustrations feel both timeless and deeply rooted in a specific countryside atmosphere.
Each narrative offers a fresh vignette—whether it is a royal’s fall from grace, a mother’s photograph, or a fisherman’s wife—rendered in a plain, almost oral storytelling voice. The author’s eye for everyday details and the odd, sometimes absurd twist gives the collection a gentle, lived‑in charm that invites listeners to linger on moments of ordinary magic and quiet compassion.
Language
fi
Duration
~8 hours (499K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2015-04-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1858–1940
A pioneering Swedish storyteller, she became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. Her novels and tales blend folklore, moral drama, and a vivid sense of the Swedish landscape.
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