Nurhosen jälk. & Kumpp.

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Nurhosen jälk. & Kumpp.

by Antti Saarela

FI·~3 hours·18 chapters

Chapters

18 total

NURHOSEN JÄLK. & KUMPP.

0:06

I.

3:10

II.

9:45

III.

8:39

IV.

5:03

V.

17:51

VI.

16:50

VII.

10:11

VIII.

12:57

IX.

8:06

Description

A weary yet observant narrator uses a quiet summer break to retreat to the outskirts of a city that once cradled his youth. After a decade away, he finds himself caught between lingering memories of hope and the stark reality of illness and solitude. The diary entries paint the town’s gentle landscape—waterways, forests, a modest house—as a backdrop for his search for peace and a chance to regroup before life pulls him onward.

Soon he steps out onto the main road, where introductions to a handful of locals unfold in low‑key gatherings at the town hall. The conversations with characters like the earnest lawyer and the idealistic scholar reveal a community where work, routine, and simple hospitality hold sway. Their understated camaraderie hints at the subtle tensions and quiet ambitions that shape daily life, inviting listeners to linger in the narrator’s reflective world and taste the lingering scent of a summer that feels both familiar and newly uncertain.

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Language

fi

Duration

~3 hours (186K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Helsinki: Otava, 1902.

Credits

Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen

Release date

2023-11-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Antti Saarela

Antti Saarela

A Finnish painter and writer whose work moved between visual art and reflective prose, he left behind memoir-like writing shaped by memory, solitude, and everyday life. His career stretched across much of the 20th century, linking local Finnish art circles with a quietly personal literary voice.

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