Project Gutenberg 2024-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 92 Kataja, Väinö 1867 1914 Kataja, Vaino Nälkätalvena : $b Katovuoden kuvaus $aPori :$bSatakunnan Kirjapaino, $c1895. https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A4lk%C3%A4talvena Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Nälkätalvena: Katovuoden kuvaus" by Väinö Kataja is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during a harsh famine year in Finland and revolves around the daily struggles of a peasant family, particularly focusing on the couple, Juho and Henti, as they face the dire consequences of crop failure and food scarcity. It captures the themes of hardship, helplessness, and the impact of poverty on family dynamics. The opening of the novel describes the bleak circumstances surrounding Juho and Henti's family as they confront the realities of a failed harvest. The descriptions indicate that their crops have been devastated by frost, leaving them with little to no food. Juho is depicted as physically capable but has adopted a lethargic attitude toward work, much to Henti's frustration. Henti, on the other hand, struggles to keep her children fed while dealing with her husband's laziness and growing despair. The narration paints a grim picture of their daily life as they are forced to borrow food from neighbors and consider turning to social assistance, revealing the emotional and physical toll that poverty takes on them as they navigate their desperate situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241022123932kataja 1895 FI Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Category: Novels 300314 2025-07-29T13:18:17.865181 text/html 300129 2024-12-30T14:37:46.307799 text/html 183683 2025-07-29T13:18:24.930132 application/epub+zip 186424 2025-07-29T13:18:20.785182 application/epub+zip 166070 2025-07-29T13:18:19.553165 application/epub+zip 325043 2025-07-29T13:18:27.964177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308136 2025-07-29T13:18:24.192180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261082 2025-07-29T13:18:17.334220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241340 2024-11-07T12:52:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15344 2025-07-29T13:18:28.096145 application/rdf+xml 12541 2025-07-29T13:18:20.124153 image/jpeg 3266 2025-07-29T13:18:19.804156 image/jpeg 183150 2025-07-29T13:18:17.890186 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