
language: Finnish
LAURI HAARLA
Inside a dimly lit attic of a fading town, the air trembles with the scent of tobacco and old paper. Abraham Svart, a once‑proud landowner now reduced to a gaunt, grey‑haired figure, shuffles through a deck of cards while the echo of a low hymn drifts from the adjoining room. The cramped space, crowded with a mahogany desk, towering stacks of books and a single narrow window overlooking a distant sea, feels like a relic caught between past grandeur and present decay.
In the doorway, Rauha, a striking young seamstress with clear eyes and a voice that rises like a prayer, confronts the weary patriarch, calling him “father” with a mix of reverence and accusation. Around them gather a colorful cast – a shrewd businessman, a scholarly son, a serving maid – each bearing their own hopes and resentments. Their tangled dialogues hint at old debts, broken alliances, and a looming crisis that threatens to upend the fragile order of this isolated household.
Language
fi
Duration
~1 hours (94K characters)
Release date
2025-09-12
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1890–1944
A Finnish writer, poet, and teacher, he brought history, drama, and strong feeling together in work shaped by the turbulent early decades of the 20th century. His books and plays helped make him a notable voice in Finnish literature between the wars.
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