Project Gutenberg 2017-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 122 Lajula, Osmo 1874 1935 Raivio, J. P. Erakkomaisteri: Romaani E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Erakkomaisteri: Romaani" by Osmo Lajula is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the life of a teacher named Samuli Särkkä, who reflects on his job and the challenges he faces while preparing students' grade reports. Central to the narrative are the relationships and experiences of young students, particularly a young boy named Pekka Kontio, as they navigate academic pressures and the innocence of first love. The opening of the novel introduces us to Samuli Särkkä, a dedicated history and Finnish language teacher, as he works diligently at his desk preparing report cards under the bright May sun. As he grapples with grading, he reflects on his own experiences as an impoverished farm boy and the burdens of student evaluations. When a student, Pekka Kontio, comes to meet him, Särkkä confronts the boy's poor performance in history, leading to a moment of vulnerability and understanding between teacher and student. The story hints at the emotional complexities of childhood, including first loves and the pressure of academic expectations. As Pekka leaves Särkkä’s office, it's evident that the narrative will delve into themes of innocence, growth, personal relationships, and the teacher-student dynamic in a youthful setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 354998 2025-06-24T03:48:42.509790 text/html 354839 354748 2024-09-23T09:25:00.043312 2023-09-24T07:51:44.994738 text/html text/html 202193 2025-06-24T03:49:02.209113 application/epub+zip 206640 2025-06-24T03:48:52.674667 application/epub+zip 193214 2025-06-24T03:48:46.629732 application/epub+zip 408011 2025-06-24T03:49:10.860085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384670 2025-06-24T03:49:01.388123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313666 2022-08-25T09:44:31.367604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315088 2025-06-24T03:48:41.940738 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295318 2024-10-23T02:59:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11459 2025-06-24T03:49:11.003061 application/rdf+xml 15927 2025-06-24T03:48:51.949670 image/jpeg 4317 2025-06-24T03:48:51.669675 image/jpeg 201521 2025-06-24T03:48:42.565698 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