Uusia kertomuksia

audiobook

Uusia kertomuksia

by Magdalene Thoresen

FI·~5 hours·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total

Produced by Tapio Riikonen

5:09:30

SISÄLLYS:

0:06

Description

A modest yet lyrical collection of Finnish tales unfolds in quiet, everyday moments, where the rustle of church curtains and the glow of a single sunbeam become portals to deeper longing. The language is richly observational, painting rooms, flowers, and faces with a gentle reverence that feels both historic and timeless. Listeners are invited to wander through modest homes and humble sanctuaries, discovering how ordinary lives are tinged with faith, love, and the occasional sorrow.

The opening story finds a young woman seated in a small, dim church as the clouds part and light pours through a lone window, touching a faded portrait on the wall. Her eyes, heavy with grief, soften under the sun’s warm embrace, and the simple details—a wooden cradle, a rose‑laden windowsill, a modest altar—speak of hope rekindling within her heart. The narrative lingers on sensations and inner change rather than plot twists, offering a meditative listening experience that celebrates the resilience found in quiet moments.

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Language

fi

Duration

~5 hours (297K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

Jan 1, 2011

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Magdalene Thoresen

Magdalene Thoresen

1819–1903

A pioneering Danish-born writer who made Norway’s landscapes, villages, and coastal life central to her fiction, she worked across poetry, novels, stories, plays, and travel writing. Her life also placed her close to one of literature’s best-known circles: she was the stepmother of Suzannah Ibsen, Henrik Ibsen’s wife.

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