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Uniform Title: The beach of Falesá. Finnish
Title: Pannaan julistettu
Note: Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Johanna Kankaanpää and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Pannaan julistettu" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel written in the late 19th century. This narrative unfolds in the South Seas, focusing on the experiences of a white man named John Wiltshire as he interacts with the indigenous people of the island of Falesá. It grapples with themes of culture clash, colonization, and the complexities of relationships between different races. The opening of the story introduces Wiltshire’s arrival on the island of Falesá, describing the lush and exotic landscape enveloped in the aroma of wild fruits and the anticipation of his new life amidst the local populace. Wiltshire, having previously lived among the natives, is eager for new encounters, including the prospect of marriage suggested by a fellow trader, Case. As he navigates these foreign waters, Wiltshire learns about the local customs and the implications of his choice to marry Uma, a native woman. However, he soon finds himself at the center of a taboo, creating tension around his status among the islanders and foreshadowing the cultural challenges he will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Translator: Hedman, Valfrid, 1872-1939
EBook No.: 44781
Published: Jan 28, 2014
Downloads: 42
Language: Finnish
Subject: Trading posts -- Fiction
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Oceania -- Fiction
Subject: British -- Oceania -- Fiction
Subject: Hostility (Psychology) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: The beach of Falesá. Finnish
Title: Pannaan julistettu
Note: Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Johanna Kankaanpää and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Pannaan julistettu" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel written in the late 19th century. This narrative unfolds in the South Seas, focusing on the experiences of a white man named John Wiltshire as he interacts with the indigenous people of the island of Falesá. It grapples with themes of culture clash, colonization, and the complexities of relationships between different races. The opening of the story introduces Wiltshire’s arrival on the island of Falesá, describing the lush and exotic landscape enveloped in the aroma of wild fruits and the anticipation of his new life amidst the local populace. Wiltshire, having previously lived among the natives, is eager for new encounters, including the prospect of marriage suggested by a fellow trader, Case. As he navigates these foreign waters, Wiltshire learns about the local customs and the implications of his choice to marry Uma, a native woman. However, he soon finds himself at the center of a taboo, creating tension around his status among the islanders and foreshadowing the cultural challenges he will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Translator: Hedman, Valfrid, 1872-1939
EBook No.: 44781
Published: Jan 28, 2014
Downloads: 42
Language: Finnish
Subject: Trading posts -- Fiction
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Oceania -- Fiction
Subject: British -- Oceania -- Fiction
Subject: Hostility (Psychology) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.