Project Gutenberg 2025-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 68 Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Kirkonkellot : $b Romaani $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1922. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Kirkonkellot: Romaani" by Maila Talvio is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book likely centers on rural Finnish life, exploring the emotional undercurrents and social connections between multiple generations within a community. At the heart of the story are characters such as the blind fiddler Janne, his lively grandson Matti, the wealthy Kaapo Iso-Hieta, his new wife Kreeta-Karoliina, and others tied together by marriage, music, and longing for belonging. The novel appears to touch on themes of change, longing ("kaipaus"), and the complex intersections of personal destiny and social expectation. The opening of the novel introduces a vivid community scene during a grand wedding celebration hosted by the affluent Ison-Hiedan Kaapo, who has just married the local magistrate’s daughter, Kreeta-Karoliina. The story is anchored initially by Janne, a blind violinist, and his grandson Matti, both outsiders in their way, as they navigate the bustling and sometimes chaotic celebrations. Through the interplay of music and local gossip, questions of legacy, relationships, and unspoken griefs emerge. As Janne is compelled, seemingly by a mysterious force linked to the church bells of his memory, to leave the festivities, he and Matti begin a journey that briefly intersects with the newlywed Kreeta-Karoliina and others, exposing layers of longing, past secrets, and the ache for a more resonant life, framing the emotional tone and multilayered relationships that the novel will likely continue to explore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250207034901talvio 1922 FI Reading ease score: 52.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 530704 2025-07-30T06:04:13.225808 text/html 265526 2025-07-30T06:04:20.644766 application/epub+zip 272397 2025-07-30T06:04:15.309778 application/epub+zip 272397 2025-07-30T06:04:13.960832 application/epub+zip 451999 2025-07-30T06:04:24.631719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429048 2025-07-30T06:04:19.883736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495358 2025-07-30T06:04:12.720772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475653 2025-04-26T14:42:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14769 2025-07-30T06:04:24.782718 application/rdf+xml 11641 2025-07-30T06:04:14.627775 image/jpeg 3130 2025-07-30T06:04:14.315766 image/jpeg 262533 2025-07-30T06:04:13.270843 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