
HERMANN SUDERMANN
language: Finnish
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In a remote countryside, a farming family stands on the brink of ruin when their eldest son is born under a roof that trembles with uncertainty. The mother, fragile and haunted by illness, clings to the newborn while the household is haunted by the echo of distant footsteps, lingering debts, and an ever‑present fear that they will be cast out with nothing but the thin cloth of hope.
The father wrestles with desperation, his mind torn between the urge to flee for riches abroad and the weight of his obligations to his wife and children. His erratic speeches and frantic plans reveal a man caught in a storm of pride, poverty, and a yearning for a better life. As the family teeters between surrender and survival, the story captures the raw humanity of a household struggling to find stability amid relentless hardship.
Language
fi
Duration
~6 hours (361K characters)
Release date
2025-08-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1857–1928
A major voice in German naturalism, this novelist and dramatist turned sharp social observation into widely read fiction and stage hits. His breakthrough play Die Ehre and the drama later known in English as Magda helped make him one of the best-known German writers of his era.
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