Piilopirtissä : Kertomus Ison-vihan jälkeiseltä ajalta by John Bergh
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"Piilopirtissä" by John Bergh is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the Finnish backwoods after the Great Wrath, it follows Ella, a self-reliant girl raised among war-broken women in a hidden lakeside dwelling, whose harsh but ordered life is disrupted when a rough, boastful ex-soldier, Aappo Terhonen, appears. The story turns on survival, the scars of war, and the uneasy return of “peace” when violence and greed
still shadow the forest’s calm. The opening of the novel paints an idyllic lake morning with Ella singing as she drifts in her boat, then shifts to her memories of war, flight into the wilderness, plague, and the burning of their home by marauders. While checking traps, she discovers enormous human footprints and, terrified, runs to tell Miina, Tilda, Maija, and Ulla; they track the sign to a campfire and wake a drunken Aappo, who crudely flirts, announces that peace has come, and is welcomed by the women—everyone but Ella. Ella flees to the water for calm, then returns to find him holding court, bragging of ambushes, pillage, and his plans to buy a farm and take a wife, flashing stolen trinkets that dazzle the others and deepen Ulla’s infatuation. The section ends as Aappo begins a graphic tale of slitting the throats of sleeping Cossacks during a raid, sharpening the contrast between the women’s hope for renewal and Ella’s growing distrust. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bergh, John, 1872-1939 |
|---|---|
| Title | Piilopirtissä : Kertomus Ison-vihan jälkeiseltä ajalta |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: WSOY, 1910. |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Swedish fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78568 |
| Release Date | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 623 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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