Project Gutenberg 2023-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 117 Niemelä, Nestor 1862 1889 Niemela, Nestor Niemelä, N. Takamaan torpparit $aPorvoo :$bWerner Söderström, $c1889. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Takamaan torpparit" by Nestor Niemelä is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is likely set in rural Finland and revolves around two main characters, Mikko and Pekka, who are torpparit (cottage farmers) living near the serene Ruuhkajärvi lake. It explores themes related to their daily lives, struggles, dreams, relationships, and the connection to nature in a rural setting. The opening of the narrative paints a vivid picture of a beautiful summer day as Mikko and Pekka, along with their children, return from church after celebrating Juhannus (Midsummer). The passage introduces the contrasting personalities of the two men: Mikko, characterized as strong and thoughtful, and Pekka, who is more jovial and carefree. As they interact, they reflect on their lives, their hopes for the future, and the challenges facing their tiny farming community, particularly the threat of hunger that looms due to unpredictable nature. The beginning establishes a strong sense of camaraderie between the families and hints at the difficulties they will face in their pursuit of a better life on the land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230721101201niemel 1889 FI Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Category: Novels 169026 2025-07-28T13:54:29.700813 text/html 168841 2024-12-29T14:57:59.634052 text/html 131037 2025-07-28T13:54:34.459750 application/epub+zip 131999 2025-07-28T13:54:31.432780 application/epub+zip 131999 2025-07-28T13:54:30.284811 application/epub+zip 269539 2025-07-28T13:54:36.616713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260034 2025-07-28T13:54:33.831756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150776 2025-07-28T13:54:29.424782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131068 2023-12-04T13:02:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15170 2025-07-28T13:54:36.753700 application/rdf+xml 15355 2025-07-28T13:54:30.872753 image/jpeg 4060 2025-07-28T13:54:30.536779 image/jpeg 133564 2025-07-28T13:54:29.715759 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