Project Gutenberg 2025-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 142 Järventaus, Arvi 1883 1939 Järventaus, Heikki Arvi Jarventaus, Arvi Ockenström, Heikki Arvi Ockenstrom, Heikki Arvi Tie selvä : $b Romaani nykyajalta, II $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1928. Jari Koivisto "Tie selvä: Romaani nykyajalta, II" by Arvi Järventaus is a novel written in the late 1920s. The story is set in Finland, likely in the early 20th century, and follows the daily life and inner struggles of Hesse Karlsson, a young man who becomes a clerk at a busy railway junction in rural Etelä-Pohjanmaa. The book explores themes of ambition, disappointment, social class, and the routines and frustrations of provincial life, highlighting both the camaraderie and the stagnation among railway workers and local townsfolk. The opening of the novel introduces the bustling railway hub of Itäsuo and paints a vivid picture of its people and landscape. We quickly meet Hesse Karlsson, whose dreams of an academic future have crumbled, leading him to the pragmatic and sometimes monotonous position of a firewood clerk. The narrative details his relationships with colorful colleagues—ranging from the arrogant Germanophile Hahn and cheerful Krank, to various other railway men and townspeople—each with their quirks and personal baggage. The section delves into the day-to-day realities of the railway office, touches on challenges like dishonesty in business and the dominance of the Swedish language in official matters, and follows Hesse through both routine work and social encounters, culminating in visits to other small stations with an atmosphere mixing camaraderie, boredom, melancholy, and philosophical reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250212232834jrventaus 1928 FI Reading ease score: 46.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 404128 2025-07-30T04:46:28.731047 text/html 225212 2025-07-30T04:46:36.190506 application/epub+zip 231449 2025-07-30T04:46:31.425520 application/epub+zip 227820 2025-07-30T04:46:30.240520 application/epub+zip 384861 2025-07-30T04:46:39.855454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360015 2025-07-30T04:46:35.467499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365181 2025-07-30T04:46:28.335009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345490 2025-03-23T14:30:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14852 2025-07-30T04:46:40.009451 application/rdf+xml 11094 2025-07-30T04:46:30.757508 image/jpeg 2932 2025-07-30T04:46:30.504522 image/jpeg 223785 2025-07-30T04:46:28.764518 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