Project Gutenberg 2011-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 113 Päivärinta, Pietari 1827 1913 Paivarinta, Pietari Torpan poika: Kuvaus kansan elämästä Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Torpan poika: Kuvaus kansan elämästä" by Pietari Päivärinta is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a rural Finnish setting, exploring the lives of two families—the wealthy Niemimäkelä family and the humble Lukula family. The central characters include their children, Iikka from Lukula and Kasperi and Anni from Niemimäkelä, whose interactions reflect themes of social class, childhood innocence, and the pursuit of knowledge. The opening of the story introduces the idyllic landscape and prevailing hardships of farm life in Peltolan village, as the Niemimäkelä family grapples with their declining fortunes. Meanwhile, the Lukula family is portrayed in a more aspirational light, with Iikka's parents nurturing his love for reading and education. Their contrasting approaches to life and education establish a foundational conflict, with Iikka representing the values of hard work and intellectual curiosity, whereas Kasperi’s attitude reflects the entitlement often associated with wealth. The text sets the stage for a rich exploration of social dynamics and character growth amidst the underlying tensions between tradition, knowledge, and materialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Fiction PH Text Category: Novels 333949 2025-07-14T09:05:34.945615 text/html 333770 2025-01-14T09:49:05.430968 text/html 204932 2025-07-14T09:05:43.649587 application/epub+zip 208368 2025-07-14T09:05:38.485614 application/epub+zip 178911 2025-07-14T09:05:37.072613 application/epub+zip 427738 2025-07-14T09:05:46.399535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413112 2025-07-14T09:05:42.875611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282352 2022-09-16T06:30:20.319353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309346 2025-07-14T09:05:34.634629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294513 2011-01-20T08:49:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17401 2025-07-14T09:05:46.545531 application/rdf+xml 19498 2025-07-14T09:05:37.570584 image/jpeg 4281 2025-07-14T09:05:37.321628 image/jpeg 112002 2011-01-20T08:49:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 206878 2025-07-14T09:05:34.974663 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia