Varjojen kautta: Nykyajan kuvaus by Mathilda Roos
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"Varjojen kautta: Nykyajan kuvaus" by Mathilda Roos is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a setting rich with emotional conflicts, particularly centered around the complex dynamics of family relationships, societal expectations, and youthful aspirations. The opening introduces the main character, Gabrielle, a young woman grappling with her identity and the pressures exerted by her surroundings, especially with her recent family changes, including her father's remarriage
to a woman whom she finds distasteful. At the start of the narrative, we find Gabrielle engaged in a fraught conversation with her fiancé, Juhani, as she struggles with her feelings about their relationship. This dialogue reveals her bitterness and dissatisfaction, underscored by her disdain for societal rituals and religious gatherings, which she finds hypocritical and superficial. The introduction vividly portrays her emotional turmoil and her keen sense of the contradictions in her life, especially as she interacts with Juhani and a representative of the societal elite, indicating the complexities of her inner world and the conflicting values that shape her existence. The stage is set for an exploration of love, rebellion, and the search for meaning amidst the expectations imposed by society and family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Roos, Mathilda, 1852-1908 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Finerus, Siiri |
| Translator | Rytkönen, Enok |
| Title | Varjojen kautta: Nykyajan kuvaus |
| Credits | Produced by Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 35.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Swedish fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 37349 |
| Release Date | Sep 8, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 269 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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