Viisaus ja kohtalo

audiobook

Viisaus ja kohtalo

by Maurice Maeterlinck

FI·~5 hours·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total
1

VIISAUS JA KOHTALO

0:01
2

MAURICE MAETERLINCK

5:03:00

Description

The work opens with a quiet dedication that sets a reflective tone, inviting listeners to consider how thought and example intertwine more powerfully than the mere act of writing. From the start, it moves through an intimate meditation on wisdom, fate, justice, happiness and love, suggesting that true insight often blooms in the shadows of everyday suffering. The author weaves together observations of human behavior, the responsibilities of the compassionate, and the subtle ways ordinary people can become vessels of subtle grace.

As the narrative unfolds, it gently questions the limits of moral philosophy, recalling figures like Epictetus and probing whether a single, simple inner voice can guide us toward alleviating the world’s pain. The prose balances lyrical description with practical musings on how doctors, caretakers, and thinkers might each fulfill a part of a larger, unwritten duty. Listeners will be drawn into a thoughtful exploration of what it means to live wisely amid the contradictions of modern life.

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Language

fi

Duration

~5 hours (290K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Tapio Riikonen

Release date

2020-12-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck

1862–1949

A quiet, dreamlike voice in European literature, this Belgian writer helped shape Symbolist drama and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. His plays and essays often turn simple images—silence, fate, light, bees, blue birds—into something haunting and memorable.

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