Laakson lilja: Maaseutuelämän kuvaus

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Laakson lilja: Maaseutuelämän kuvaus

by Honoré de Balzac

FI·~10 hours

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Description

Set against the quiet rhythms of a Finnish countryside, the narrative follows a young man whose early years are marked by neglect, sibling rivalry, and the cold indifference of a distant mother. As he returns to his father's home after years of abandonment, he confronts a world of whispered secrets, fragile hopes, and the weight of familial expectations that shape his fragile sense of self.

Through lyrical prose, the story delves into his inner turbulence—an ever‑present ghost of longing and resentment—while exploring the tender, often painful, bonds that tie him to the people around him. Listeners will be drawn into his struggle to reconcile love and duty, to find a voice amid the silence of the valley, and to glimpse the fragile beauty of a life lived on the edge of both memory and desire.

Details

Language

fi

Duration

~10 hours (630K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2016-08-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

1799–1850

A giant of French fiction, he turned the crowded streets, salons, and back rooms of 19th-century France into vivid, gripping stories. His vast cycle of novels and tales, known as La Comédie humaine, helped shape the modern realist novel.

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