Project Gutenberg 2011-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 38 Päivärinta, Pietari 1827 1913 Paivarinta, Pietari Torpan poika: Kuvaus kansan elämästä Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Torpan poika: Kuvaus kansan elämästä" by Pietari Päivärinta is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a rural Finnish setting, exploring the lives of two families—the wealthy Niemimäkelä family and the humble Lukula family. The central characters include their children, Iikka from Lukula and Kasperi and Anni from Niemimäkelä, whose interactions reflect themes of social class, childhood innocence, and the pursuit of knowledge. The opening of the story introduces the idyllic landscape and prevailing hardships of farm life in Peltolan village, as the Niemimäkelä family grapples with their declining fortunes. Meanwhile, the Lukula family is portrayed in a more aspirational light, with Iikka's parents nurturing his love for reading and education. Their contrasting approaches to life and education establish a foundational conflict, with Iikka representing the values of hard work and intellectual curiosity, whereas Kasperi’s attitude reflects the entitlement often associated with wealth. The text sets the stage for a rich exploration of social dynamics and character growth amidst the underlying tensions between tradition, knowledge, and materialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 333769 333716 2024-09-15T03:32:29.856415 2023-09-15T09:24:13.863842 text/html text/html 333762 333709 2024-09-15T03:32:30.089410 2023-09-15T09:24:14.007829 text/html text/html 179147 2024-09-15T03:32:35.347384 application/epub+zip 182824 2024-09-15T03:32:31.625396 application/epub+zip 182823 2024-09-15T03:32:30.718465 application/epub+zip 391375 2024-09-15T03:32:38.177416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376753 2024-09-15T03:32:34.732457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282352 2022-09-16T06:30:20.319353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309346 309337 2024-09-15T03:32:29.586419 2023-09-15T09:24:13.596831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 294513 2011-01-20T08:49:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112002 2011-01-20T08:49:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17403 2024-09-15T03:32:38.300415 application/rdf+xml 19505 2024-09-15T03:32:31.064393 image/jpeg 4315 2024-09-15T03:32:30.890398 image/jpeg 181769 2024-09-15T03:32:30.121407 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