Project Gutenberg 2015-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 31 Salmela, Marja 1875 1924 Stenroth, Naemi Maria‏ Stenroth, Maria‏ Veripunainen ruusu: Kertomuksia Italiasta Antonio Salernin leski -- Kotiin -- Päiväkirjan lehtiä -- Kaksi rinnakkaistarinaa -- Ruusu. Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Veripunainen ruusu: Kertomuksia Italiasta" by Marja Salmela is a collection of stories likely written in the early 20th century. The narratives explore themes of memory, loss, and the search for connection through characters often depicted in moments of profound reflection or hardship. The titular rose symbolizes deeper emotional and spiritual struggles. At the start of the book, we meet an elderly, blind widow named Antonio Salernin leski, who lives in Italy and spends her days begging at the church steps. Her memories are clouded and fragmented, reflecting on her past life with her husband Antonio, who has passed away. As she navigates her daily existence filled with hunger and hope for almsgiving, she clings to the faint echoes of joy from her youth while grappling with sorrow and regret. The opening poignantly captures her longing for a connection to her lost life, set against the backdrop of the struggles of the impoverished. The story intertwines her past with her present, evoking a rich tapestry of emotions, as she contemplates the painful memories connected to a particular rose she has left at the altar. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Short stories, Finnish Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 401396 401311 2024-09-20T08:30:03.949426 2023-09-21T05:20:42.542161 text/html text/html 401389 401304 2024-09-20T08:30:04.239410 2023-09-21T05:20:42.741144 text/html text/html 229330 2024-09-20T08:30:13.480400 application/epub+zip 235552 2024-09-20T08:30:08.304399 application/epub+zip 214098 2024-09-20T08:30:06.830399 application/epub+zip 499498 2024-09-20T08:30:17.346365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479516 2024-09-20T08:30:12.541352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396479 2022-09-22T03:56:13.273974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357305 357272 2024-09-20T08:30:03.528388 2023-09-21T05:20:42.245163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 340856 2015-02-28T16:30:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132807 2015-02-28T16:30:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17893 2024-09-20T08:30:17.475313 application/rdf+xml 20665 2024-09-20T08:30:07.474387 image/jpeg 4140 2024-09-20T08:30:07.152379 image/jpeg 229065 2024-09-20T08:30:04.278410 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