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100 1 _aTalvio, Maila,
_d1871-1951
245 1 0 _aElämän kasvot
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-23
508 _aJuhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
520 _a"Elämän kasvot: Romaani" by Maila Talvio is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the life of Liina Kareliin, a young woman facing the struggles of familial duty and her own desires amidst a backdrop of societal expectations and personal relationships. The opening of the novel introduces the setting on a cold morning in Porvoo, focusing on Liina, who is tasked with the discomforting job of killing a chicken for dinner. As she prepares for this task, a dynamic is revealed between Liina, her mother (who is physically frail), and her siblings, with the mother expressing concern for her daughters' marital prospects, particularly regarding Liina's relationship with the local baker, Benjamin Laurén. Themes of family obligations, societal scrutiny, and the quest for personal happiness are presented as Liina navigates her complex emotions and relationships, setting the stage for the deeper conflicts and resolutions to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cPorvoo: WSOY, 1916
653 _aFinnish fiction -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75187
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