Project Gutenberg 2016-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 134 Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846 1916 Silvanto, Reino 1883 1943 Silva, Reino Se kolmas: Humoristinen kertomus taiteilijaelämästä E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Se kolmas: Humoristinen kertomus taiteilijaelämästä" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the life of artist narrators, primarily focusing on Wladek and his unconventional colleague Swiatecki. It captures the struggles, absurdities, and camaraderie of aspiring artists as they navigate personal ambitions and financial constraints, all painted against a backdrop of their unique perspectives on art and existence. The opening of the book introduces the setting—a shared studio where Wladek and Swiatecki grapple with their financial difficulties and maintain a humorous yet precarious relationship with their landlord. The narrative showcases Swiatecki's eccentric personality and obsession with death-themed paintings, highlighting the satirical undertone of the artists’ struggles for recognition and survival. It also hints at Wladek’s lost love, Kazia, establishing a contrast between his artistic pursuits and personal failures. The beginning sets the stage for a blend of comedy and tragedy as the characters endure their artistic adventures amidst the harsh realities of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Polish fiction -- Translations into Finnish PG Text Category: Humour Category: Novels 161486 2025-07-21T10:37:13.293687 text/html 161303 161236 2024-09-22T09:16:02.904198 2023-09-23T07:41:32.742526 text/html text/html 147574 2025-07-21T10:37:19.888650 application/epub+zip 149383 2025-07-21T10:37:16.722661 application/epub+zip 121553 2025-07-21T10:37:15.509655 application/epub+zip 376169 2025-07-21T10:37:22.152624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355584 2025-07-21T10:37:19.098694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212306 2022-09-24T11:09:00.289644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136708 2025-07-21T10:37:13.023671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116800 2024-10-23T01:26:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18028 2025-07-21T10:37:22.277597 application/rdf+xml 22063 2025-07-21T10:37:16.003628 image/jpeg 4586 2025-07-21T10:37:15.752663 image/jpeg 146851 2025-07-21T10:37:13.309655 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 en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia