Veljesten kesken: Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

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Veljesten kesken: Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

by Paul Heyse

FI·~56 minutes

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Description

Set in a tastefully furnished city apartment, the play opens on a bustling afternoon where sister Klaara greets her cousin Toini with a mixture of teasing banter and urgent domestic business. The scene quickly establishes a lively household of scholars and professionals—a mathematics professor, a pastor brother, a natural‑science doctor, an architect, and their spirited sister—each whose personalities and ambitions collide in humorous misunderstandings.

Klaara’s playful yet pointed questioning about marriage and family duty draws Toini into a tangled web of expectations, old grudges, and sibling loyalties. As the characters volley witty retorts and reveal hints of past grievances, the audience is drawn into a farcical battle of wits that balances affection with rivalry, promising plenty of laughs and a glimpse into the quirks of a tightly knit, intellectually charged family.

Details

Language

fi

Duration

~56 minutes (54K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Finland: U. W. Telén & Co., 1897.

Credits

Tapio Riikonen

Release date

2022-08-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Paul Heyse

Paul Heyse

1830–1914

A Nobel Prize-winning German writer, he became famous for elegant novellas, poems, and plays that helped shape literary life in 19th-century Munich. His work is often remembered for its polished style, psychological insight, and strong storytelling.

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