Project Gutenberg 2022-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 81 Sillanpää, Frans Eemil 1888 1964 Sillanpaa, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, F. E. (Frans Eemil) Sillanpää, Frans Emil Maan tasalta: Vaatimattomia tarinoita $aFinland :$bWSOY,$c1924. Vasikka ja lammas -- Juhannusvieraat -- Kanttorin lehmänhaku -- Ohjelmaa -- Erään talollisen jouluaatto -- Vapauden tiellä -- Paluu -- Aatteen mies -- Vaiheessa -- Vanha valtias -- Erään isän kuolema -- Muuan mies -- Myllynkivet -- Talvinen turtumus -- Mosaiikkia. Tapio Riikonen "Maan tasalta: Vaatimattomia tarinoita" by Frans Eemil Sillanpää is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores rural life in Finland, with a focus on the relationships between people and their environment, including their domestic animals. The narrative often revolves around the themes of simplicity, nature, and the nuances of everyday existence. The opening of the book invites readers into a vivid portrayal of a summer scene where a brown calf, a white sheep, and three children engage in carefree play on a hillside. The narrator reflects on the tranquility of life in the countryside, the bond between the children and animals, and the bittersweet memories of childhood. As the narrative unfolds, it introduces a philosophical undertone regarding life, consumption, and the inevitability of change as the narrator contemplates a friend's impending visit while grappling with the practicalities of rural living, including the need for sustenance. The initially peaceful atmosphere foreshadows the deeper themes of mortality and the cycle of life that are likely to permeate the stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20221202033937sillanp 1924 FI Reading ease score: 40.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Short stories, Finnish Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Short Stories 313000 2025-07-27T12:19:07.419475 text/html 312815 312761 2024-12-28T12:57:43.212189 2023-09-29T13:22:11.854321 text/html text/html 206779 2025-07-27T12:19:15.086409 application/epub+zip 209370 2025-07-27T12:19:11.158386 application/epub+zip 179525 2025-07-27T12:19:09.759431 application/epub+zip 418950 2025-07-27T12:19:18.033392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397461 2025-07-27T12:19:14.281390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290630 2025-07-27T12:19:07.096402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270789 2024-10-19T02:47:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16722 2025-07-27T12:19:18.182350 application/rdf+xml 18163 2025-07-27T12:19:10.376400 image/jpeg 4090 2025-07-27T12:19:10.039403 image/jpeg 210991 2025-07-27T12:19:07.448475 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 en.wikipedia