
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 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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