Ryysyrannan Jooseppi : Köyhälistökuvaus Suomesta by Ilmari Kianto
"Ryysyrannan Jooseppi: Köyhälistökuvaus Suomesta" by Ilmari Kianto is a novel written in 1924. It follows Jooseppi Kenkkunen, a destitute crofter struggling to feed his family in a fictional impoverished village in Kainuu, Finland. During Prohibition, Jooseppi turns to making moonshine to survive, leading to a series of misadventures and setbacks. Kianto's work offers an unflinching portrait of rural Finnish poverty, examining the friction between society's haves and have-nots while capturing the harsh
realities faced by Finland's lowest social class. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kianto, Ilmari, 1874-1970 |
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| Title | Ryysyrannan Jooseppi : Köyhälistökuvaus Suomesta |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1924, reprint 1956. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryysyrannan_Jooseppi |
| Credits | Juha Kiuru and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 41.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 73881 |
| Release Date | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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