Opin sauna by Maila Talvio

"Opin sauna" by Maila Talvio is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. It likely weaves portraits of Finnish life—work, conscience, and community—using the sauna as a symbolic “school” of testing and renewal. The opening piece centers on the author Jaakko Tyrni, his self-willed daughter Ella, the irrepressible sauna-woman Annamar, and the ever-present friend Jouna as art, duty, and family ties pull at one another. The opening of the collection follows Jaakko Tyrni on a glittering winter morning as he revels in the prospect of paying off his last debt, dreams of writing freely, and debates genius, poverty, and the discipline of work. He sketches possible books, clings to the power of a good title, and warms to a bright, maternal figure for a future novel, while everyday life presses in: Christmas shopping lists, the beloved Annamar stoking the “learning” sauna, and the plan to meet his friend Jouna. A sleigh ride with Ella exposes their strained bond—he seizes the reins, she bolts in hurt pride, then returns—while memories of his great love Ellida and anxious thoughts about Ella’s solitude color his interior monologue. The scene widens to lively winter vignettes—birds, dogs, villagers, and hints of bootleg merriment—as he drifts between observation and invention on the way to town. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Talvio, Maila, 1871-1951
Title Opin sauna
Original Publication Porvoo: WSOY, 1923.
Credits Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Finnish fiction -- 20th century
Category Text
EBook-No. 76226
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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