Onnellinen mies : Kertomus by Poul Levin
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Onnellinen mies by Poul Levin is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in Copenhagen, it portrays Jens Vinge, a successful shipping executive and family man, as he navigates domestic warmth, civic duties, political headwinds, and private temptations. Themes of work, class conflict, reputation, and the fragile texture of happiness frame the family’s life. The opening of the novel paints an autumnal Copenhagen and introduces Jens Vinge’s household—his poised wife
Marie-Louise, their adolescent son Georg, and imaginative daughter Annette—nestled by Kongens Have. While Vinge stays late wrangling over municipal wage policy and becomes the target of a sly newspaper column by “Amicus,” the home scenes show Marie-Louise soothing Georg’s hurt pride and quietly contextualizing the smear. Vinge hosts a jaded editor at home, sparring about media and labor, then returns to his bustling harbor-facing office, where a meeting with the ambitious Frits Johnsen and a fleeting chest pain hint at pressures mounting. A chance walk in the park stirs a momentary attraction between Marie-Louise and Johnsen, but her instant refusal crystallizes her loyalty and what she holds dear. The section closes with a burst of domestic gaiety as mother and children dance before the parents depart for an evening engagement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Levin, Poul, 1869-1929 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Kaila, Eino, 1890-1958 |
| Uniform Title | Den lykkelige mand. Finnish |
| Title | Onnellinen mies : Kertomus |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 1924. |
| Credits | Tuula Temonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Danish fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77849 |
| Release Date | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 197 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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