Uskottomuus : $b 3-näytöksinen draama

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Uskottomuus : $b 3-näytöksinen draama

by Lauri Haarla

FI·~1 hours·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total
1

language: Finnish

1:38:11
2

LAURI HAARLA

0:03

Description

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.

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Language

fi

Duration

~1 hours (94K characters)

Release date

2025-09-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Lauri Haarla

Lauri Haarla

1890–1944

A Finnish poet, playwright, and novelist whose work moved between lyric feeling, folklore, and the stage. Writing in the early 20th century, he became known for a varied literary career that reached from poems to drama and fiction.

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