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A quiet, tightly‑knit town in the late 19th century becomes the backdrop for a tense encounter that pulls the personal and the moral into stark relief. Anna, once a lively young woman, now lies weakened and ashamed in a modest bedroom, her spirit drained by circumstances she cannot fully explain. When a stern pastor arrives unannounced, his rigid sense of duty collides with her desperate need for compassion, setting off a fraught dialogue that exposes the harsh judgments faced by women in a patriarchal society.
The narrative dwells on the weight of secrecy, the sting of guilt, and the stark power imbalance between authority and the vulnerable. As Anna is pressed to reveal the father of her newborn, the scene teeters between confession and condemnation, hinting at deeper social hypocrisies yet to be explored. Listeners are drawn into a story that probes how justice, shame, and survival intertwine in a world where personal tragedies are often measured against rigid moral codes.
Language
fi
Duration
~3 hours (225K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
Release date
2020-05-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1869–1942
A journalist, teacher, and novelist from Oulu, he wrote vivid fiction about working-class life in a city being reshaped by industrial change. His books are closely tied to northern Finland and the social tensions of the late 1800s.
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