Project Gutenberg 2004-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 49 Lassila, Maiju 1868 1918 Untola, Algoth Rantamala, Irmari Tietäväinen, Algoth Tietavainen, Algoth Vatanen, J. I. Manasse Jäppinen Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Manasse Jäppinen" by Maiju Lassila is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the titular character, Manasse Jäppinen, a young boy described as both notoriously stubborn and intellectually challenged, caught in the traditions of his family and his community. As he begins to confront the necessity of education and the burden of literacy imposed upon him by his well-meaning mother and father, the narrative explores themes of resistance to authority, familial expectations, and the tensions between tradition and modernity. At the start of the novel, we meet the seven-year-old Manasse, who is depicted as a spirited and defiant child living in a remote village in Finland. His mother, Anni Doroteea, takes it upon herself to teach him how to read, but Manasse vehemently resists her efforts, preferring the carefree life outside his home, particularly indulging in activities with his friends and trying to avoid school at all costs. The opening sets the tone for his inner struggle against the pressures to conform and the expectations placed upon him by both his parents and society, foreshadowing the tumultuous journey of self-discovery and rebellion that lies ahead for this reluctant learner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 141811 141718 2024-11-06T10:04:08.771022 2023-10-06T10:48:23.491560 text/html text/html 141804 141711 2024-11-06T10:04:08.999920 2023-10-06T10:48:23.635529 text/html text/html 117966 2024-11-06T10:04:14.062907 application/epub+zip 118559 2024-11-06T10:04:10.901962 application/epub+zip 118560 2024-11-06T10:04:09.717960 application/epub+zip 263105 2024-11-06T10:04:16.320863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250004 2024-11-06T10:04:13.318942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224352 2022-09-07T13:11:56.529253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119912 119870 2024-11-06T10:04:08.488919 2023-10-06T10:48:23.238503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 114300 2020-12-18T12:42:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45394 2020-12-18T12:42:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19344 2024-11-06T10:04:16.446049 application/rdf+xml 15846 2024-11-06T10:04:10.246983 image/jpeg 4004 2024-11-06T10:04:09.978942 image/jpeg 120561 2024-11-06T10:04:09.011950 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia