Project Gutenberg 2025-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 121 Oravala, Aukusti Alfred 1869 1951 Erämaan profeetta : $b Historiallinen elämäkerrallinen romaani $aJyväskylä :$bK. J. Gummerus Oy, $c1916. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Erämaan profeetta: Historiallinen elämäkerrallinen romaani" by Oravala is a historical biographical novel written in the early 20th century. The novel centers around matters of faith, personal struggle, and spiritual awakening within rural Finnish society, following the journey of a young man named Paavo. The book explores themes of religious revival, existential anxiety, and the quest for inner peace in a community gripped by spiritual searching and conflict. It paints a vivid picture of spiritual unrest and the search for authentic belief against a backdrop of rural life. At the start of the novel, Paavo is depicted as a troubled young man, fleeing his home in emotional and spiritual turmoil, driven by a burning need to find relief for his suffering soul. His solitary journey leads him to a blacksmith named Högman, whose words and humble guidance help Paavo experience a profound sense of spiritual enlightenment and inner peace. Returning home transformed, Paavo attempts to share his newfound serenity but struggles with doubt, responsibility, and the challenge of guiding others. The opening introduces readers to Paavo’s internal battles, his interactions with various spiritual personalities, and his longing for true salvation, setting the stage for a story about faith, redemption, and the burdens of spiritual leadership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250110234125oravala 1916 FI Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Ruotsilainen, Paavo, 1777-1852 -- Fiction PH Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Biographies Category: Religion/Spirituality 863344 2025-07-30T05:46:42.780934 text/html 392672 2025-07-30T05:46:53.930833 application/epub+zip 405991 2025-07-30T05:46:46.016882 application/epub+zip 384328 2025-07-30T05:46:44.612930 application/epub+zip 698332 2025-07-30T05:47:00.166827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653645 2025-07-30T05:46:53.079818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794194 2025-07-30T05:46:42.127907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 774403 2025-04-18T14:24:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15140 2025-07-30T05:47:00.311821 application/rdf+xml 13985 2025-07-30T05:46:45.211864 image/jpeg 3325 2025-07-30T05:46:44.873861 image/jpeg 388291 2025-07-30T05:46:42.855886 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