02135cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500500014426400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050800310041152012440044253400450168665300230173165300360175485600430179043890UtSlPG20260610134016.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPH1 aIvalo, Santeri,d1866-193710aErämaan nuijamiehet: Historiallinen romaani 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-10-05  aProduced by Tapio Riikonen  a"Erämaan nuijamiehet: Historiallinen romaani" by Santeri Ivalo is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story highlights the challenges faced by the Finnish people during a tumultuous period, centering around the character Martti Pietarinpoika Silta, a veteran soldier writing to his son who serves in a distant garrison. The narrative explores themes of family connections, societal struggles, and the impact of war on everyday life.  The opening of the novel introduces Martti as he pens a letter to his son, Juhana, who is stationed at Olavinlinna. Martti is deeply engrossed in thoughts about their ancestry and a potential family connection to a prisoner named Erkki Pentinpoika, leading him to reminisce about his family's past and the hardships of the common people under the burden of military demands. As Martti writes, he reflects on the societal tensions resulting from the harsh realities of life during wartime, particularly the oppression faced by farmers and the growing dissent among the populace against their ruling authorities. This sets the stage for a story that promises to delve into both personal and collective histories of struggle and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHistorical fiction  aFinnish fiction -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43890