Project Gutenberg 2005-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 39 Päivärinta, Pietari 1827 1913 Paivarinta, Pietari Elämän hawainnoita 08: Rauta=waimoja; Sokea; Kuihtunut wesa Reading ease score: 49.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Elämän hawainnoita 08: Rauta=waimoja; Sokea; Kuihtunut wesa" by Pietari Päivärinta is a collection of narratives written during the late 19th century. This work appears to explore human experiences and emotions within the context of societal hardships, focusing on the lives of women and families impacted by labor, poverty, and personal struggles. It presents characters whose journeys reflect resilience and vulnerability, particularly highlighting the story of a woman and a man connected by their labor on the railway and the emotional turmoil that accompanies their lives. The opening of the book introduces readers to a rail travel setting as the protagonist embarks on a journey southward amidst the preparations for the railway's inauguration. He encounters a distraught woman waiting for a train, who expresses her desperation to return home to her children. Through this interaction, the narrative delves into her circumstances, revealing a troubled past involving her husband, who has succumbed to alcoholism and abandoned their family. As her situation becomes more apparent, the protagonist's compassion surfaces, leading him to assist her in securing a train ticket. This initial engagement sets the stage for themes of hardship, personal sacrifice, and societal challenges, inviting readers to contemplate the struggles faced by those at the mercy of their circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finnish fiction PH Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 229298 229238 2024-10-06T15:21:57.651163 2023-09-07T05:28:22.589271 text/html text/html 229291 229231 2024-10-06T15:21:57.905169 2023-09-07T05:28:22.732286 text/html text/html 182586 2024-10-06T15:22:05.861138 application/epub+zip 185222 2024-10-06T15:22:02.102175 application/epub+zip 141523 2024-10-06T15:22:00.653170 application/epub+zip 458103 2024-10-06T15:22:08.491135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445978 2024-10-06T15:22:04.941145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293925 2022-09-07T19:08:38.587913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207030 207021 2024-10-06T15:21:57.317181 2023-09-07T05:28:22.379265 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 196524 2020-12-19T09:46:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75988 2020-12-19T09:46:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19188 2024-10-06T15:22:08.618108 application/rdf+xml 26140 2024-10-06T15:22:01.212188 image/jpeg 5052 2024-10-06T15:22:00.936162 image/jpeg 186199 2024-10-06T15:21:57.928179 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