Rautatie by Juhani Aho

"Rautatie" by Juhani Aho is a novel published in 1884. Deep in the Finnish wilderness, a couple named Matti and Liisa hear rumors of an extraordinary invention called a railway. Unable to imagine what it truly is, they construct elaborate fantasies about this mysterious contraption. Their curiosity eventually compels them to journey to witness it firsthand, leading to an adventure that reveals the divide between rural simplicity and modern progress. This classic work of Finnish literature captures the wonder and bewilderment of simple folk encountering the industrial age. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Aho, Juhani, 1861-1921
Title Rautatie
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rautatie Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rautatie_(romaani)
Credits Produced by Riikka, Tapio and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 10481
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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