Karkurit by Aleksis Kivi

"Karkurit" by Aleksis Kivi is a five-act tragedy written in 1865. Two feuding noble estates face destruction when young lovers Elma and Tyko find themselves caught between family debts and vengeful schemes. Elma must choose between her heart and her father's survival, while the cunning Niilo manipulates everyone to claim both her hand and the estates. Disguises, secrets, and a bitter rivalry between fathers drive the drama toward its deadly confrontation, where honor and deception collide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Kivi, Aleksis, 1834-1872
Title Karkurit
Note Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karkurit
Credits Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 53.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Finnish drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 11891
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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