Project Gutenberg 2017-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 107 Berger, Henning 1872 1924 Ysaïl: En berättelse från Chicago Produced by Gun-Britt Carlsson, Lars-Håkan Svensson, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ysaïl: En berättelse från Chicago" by Henning Berger is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in Chicago, focusing on the life of Hugo Nordling, a young immigrant from Sweden who grapples with the challenges of city life, isolation, and aspirations for a better future. The opening of this narrative introduces readers to a bustling Chicago under the foreboding shadow of an approaching storm. We meet Hugo Nordling as he disembarks from a packed streetcar, feeling the weight of exhaustion and uncertainty. Amidst the chaos and rain, he reflects on his struggles since arriving in the city, from poverty and homelessness to fleeting jobs and lost hopes. As the storm intensifies, he encounters a young woman, Ysaïl, whose beauty and haunting demeanor captivate him, suggesting a potential connection amidst their shared hardships in this unforgiving urban landscape. This compelling start sets the stage for a poignant exploration of dreams, despair, and youthful longing against the backdrop of an expansive American city. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. sv Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Swedish Americans -- Fiction Swedish fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 324561 2025-07-22T07:52:12.422026 text/html 306396 2024-10-23T02:37:59 text/html 165638 2025-07-22T07:52:17.479028 application/epub+zip 167951 2025-07-22T07:52:13.549052 application/epub+zip 161249 2025-07-22T07:52:13.082042 application/epub+zip 266316 2025-07-22T07:52:20.655020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237682 2025-07-22T07:52:16.946017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235061 2022-08-25T05:39:54.858249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285269 2025-07-22T07:52:11.893058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265412 2024-10-23T02:37:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16440 2025-07-22T07:52:20.788018 application/rdf+xml 10202 2025-07-22T07:52:13.160032 image/jpeg 2064 2025-07-22T07:52:13.121027 image/jpeg 149968 2025-07-22T07:52:12.454045 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 sv.wikipedia