Mistä ihmiset elävät : ynnä muita kertomuksia by Lev Lvovich Tolstoy
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"Mistä ihmiset elävät : ynnä muita kertomuksia" by Lev Lvovich Tolstoy is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The main narrative features a shoemaker named Semjon, who, amid his struggles for survival, encounters a mysterious naked man one cold day, leading to themes of compassion, poverty, and the essence of human connection. The book explores profound moral questions through its characters' experiences, emphasizing the importance of love
and community. The opening of the book introduces Semjon, a struggling shoemaker, who is out of luck while trying to gather money to buy new sheepskins for a coat. After facing numerous disappointments while attempting to collect debts, he finds a naked man by a chapel, initially fearing the worst. However, the shoemaker's conscience compels him to help the man, which leads to a series of reflections on the nature of humanity and divine love. Through this encounter, the story sets the stage for profound revelations about the interconnectedness of human beings and the idea that people do not merely live for themselves but for one another through acts of love and kindness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Tolstoy, Lev Lvovich, 1869-1945 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Kalima, Toini, 1884-1929 |
| Title | Mistä ihmiset elävät : ynnä muita kertomuksia |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: WSOY, 1926. |
| Contents | Mistä ihmiset elävät -- Pyhinvaeltajat -- Koirani: I. Buljka. II. Buljka ja metsäkarju. III. Fasaanit. IV. Milton ja Buljka. V. Kilpikonna. VI. Buljka ja susi. VII. Miten Buljkalle kävi Pjatigorskissa. VIII. Buljkan ja Miltonin loppu -- Karhunpyynti -- Vankina Kaukasiassa. |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 52.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Subject | Short stories, Russian -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71817 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-71817-0 |
| Release Date | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 272 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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