Pyhän Klaaran kaivolla

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Pyhän Klaaran kaivolla

by Anatole France

FI·~4 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

PYHÄN KLAARAN KAIVOLLA

0:07

DIM NON. FVL. ME MINI. NON. SVM NON. CVRO. DO NNIA. ITALIA. AN NORVM. XX. HIC QVIESCO

42:28

TORAKAT

11:38

TAFIN TAIVAASEENASTUMINEN

14:15

MESTARI

6:00

MAALAAJA

15:08

VELI GIOVANNI

8:44

LAMPPU

2:20

SERAFINEN TOHTORI

2:33

LEIPÄ KIVELLÄ

2:32

Description

A wandering scholar finds himself in the twilight of Siena, where the city’s ancient streets pulse with the scent of old parchment and the flicker of fireflies. He meets the enigmatic Adone Doni, a monk‑scholar whose mind bridges science, theology, and a taste for playful paradox. Their conversations drift from the lofty realms of philosophy to the mundane chatter of market women, revealing a character both learned and oddly mischievous. The prose paints a vivid picture of moonlit hills, white oxen pulling carts, and a world where the ordinary and the metaphysical coexist.

Through Doni’s eyes we glimpse a world caught between reverence and skepticism, where even the devil is examined with a curious, almost charitable lens. The narrator’s observations of Tuscan landscapes blend with subtle humor, hinting at deeper questions about faith, knowledge, and human folly. Listeners are invited into a richly textured tableau that balances lyrical description with witty reflection, setting the stage for a series of episodic adventures that explore the complexities of belief and intellect.

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Language

fi

Duration

~4 hours (284K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Finland: Kust.Oy Kansanvalta, 1926.

Credits

Tapio Riikonen

Release date

2023-06-07

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Anatole France

Anatole France

1844–1924

A witty, skeptical voice of French literature, he turned elegant prose and sharp irony into novels, essays, and criticism that made him one of the best-known writers of his age. His work moves easily between charm and seriousness, with a humane, questioning spirit that still feels modern.

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