Project Gutenberg 2016-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 39 Alkio, Santeri 1862 1930 Filander, Aleksander Filander, Santeri Paukkunen, Jussi Heikkiläinen, Iiska Heikkilainen, Iiska Juoppohullu: Elämäntarina Reading ease score: 45.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Juoppohullu: Elämäntarina" by Santeri Alkio is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the character of Malakias Kirsi, who struggles with alcoholism and the deeply personal and familial consequences of his addiction. As the narrative unfolds, themes of despair, redemption, and the darker aspects of human desire are explored within the context of a rural setting that reflects the societal attitudes toward alcohol during that era. The opening of the book introduces us to an elderly man named Siimon Kirsi, who is depicted in a state of disquiet and humor as he grapples with his desire for alcohol amidst a backdrop of poverty and familial strife. As he interacts with various characters in his home, including his servant Joose and hints at his troubled son Malakias, we see the tension between the old man's memories and his ongoing struggles with the bottle. The atmosphere is heavy with the implications of addiction and the shadow of mental illness, hinted at through discussions of the family’s history, leading us to question the nature of inheritance and the strains that bind them together. Ultimately, the opening sets up a narrative deeply entrenched in the themes of addiction and familial pain, creating an engaging, poignant, and intimate exploration of human suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finnish fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 190437 190376 2024-10-22T04:22:38.687553 2023-09-22T15:31:32.827422 text/html text/html 190430 190369 2024-10-22T04:22:39.141566 2023-09-22T15:31:32.982404 text/html text/html 143169 2024-10-22T04:22:47.310513 application/epub+zip 145471 2024-10-22T04:22:43.211538 application/epub+zip 138185 2024-10-22T04:22:41.199537 application/epub+zip 299837 2024-10-22T04:22:50.234476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281366 2024-10-22T04:22:46.276508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204601 2022-09-24T00:02:26.802302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165393 165384 2024-10-22T04:22:38.077595 2023-09-22T15:31:32.624425 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 158431 2016-08-01T08:03:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 64195 2016-08-01T08:04:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19259 2024-10-22T04:22:50.826500 application/rdf+xml 14610 2024-10-22T04:22:42.217561 image/jpeg 4030 2024-10-22T04:22:41.693519 image/jpeg 143824 2024-10-22T04:22:39.159567 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 en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia