Project Gutenberg 2005-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 30 Reijonen, Juho Heikki 1855 1924 Vaihdokas: Kuvaus vanhan kansan elämästä Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Vaihdokas: Kuvaus vanhan kansan elämästä" by Juho Heikki Reijonen is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story explores the lives of rural Finnish inhabitants, focusing on the experiences of characters like Taavetti, a village bell-ringer, who grapples with loneliness and social isolation. It delves into themes of companionship, struggling against fate, and the trials of adapting to life's changes, reflecting the complexities of human relationships within a close-knit community. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a picturesque village thoughtfully nestled between two lakes, with rich descriptive imagery of its landscape and characters. Central to the opening is Taavetti, the bell-ringer, who watches over the village from atop the church tower, reflecting on the people below and feeling a profound sense of loneliness. We see glimpses of village life, including the joyful yet fleeting moments of weddings and gatherings, juxtaposed with Taavetti's feelings of alienation. His internal struggles surface as he questions his solitude in a world that feels cold and unwelcoming. When he encounters Puna-Marjetta, a shy girl from the village, an unexpected connection begins to bloom, hinting at the possibility of companionship and change in Taavetti's life as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 264652 264567 2024-09-06T13:23:22.750543 2023-09-07T05:04:47.714500 text/html text/html 264645 264560 2024-09-06T13:23:22.944609 2023-09-07T05:04:47.858497 text/html text/html 161158 2024-09-06T13:23:28.042525 application/epub+zip 164044 2024-09-06T13:23:24.494556 application/epub+zip 164042 2024-09-06T13:23:23.579548 application/epub+zip 356479 2024-09-06T13:23:30.710507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338897 2024-09-06T13:23:27.420530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287610 2022-09-07T18:34:28.261058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241099 241057 2024-09-06T13:23:22.355559 2023-09-07T05:04:47.401503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 230376 2020-12-19T07:45:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92921 2020-12-19T07:45:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17652 2024-09-06T13:23:30.844554 application/rdf+xml 17959 2024-09-06T13:23:23.926516 image/jpeg 3850 2024-09-06T13:23:23.754516 image/jpeg 165332 2024-09-06T13:23:22.970546 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