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100 1 _aLuomanen, Aadolf,
_d1886-1949
245 1 0 _aTätiväkeä
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
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-07-15
508 _aTapio Riikonen
520 _a"Tätiväkeä : Yksinäytöksinen pilakuvaus Pohjanmaalta by Aadolf Luomanen" is a one-act satirical play written in the early 20th century. Set in rural Ostrobothnia, it lampoons small-town domestic life, gossip, and everyday foibles among neighbors. The action unfolds in a cottage where hardworking Kaisa bustles while her lazy husband Matti causes a mishap with a wall clock and dough, then hides in bed guarding a secret bottle. Neighbors Maija and Sanna drop in; over endless coffee they gossip about children, servants, modern finery, and socialism, while Matti grumbles and snores. Fiija arrives with money and a long, comical letter from her man in America, which Sanna “reads” with borrowed glasses that lack lenses; this sparks talk of deaths, courtships, and the meddling village healer Liisa. Liisa bursts in to trade insults until Kaisa drives her out with a ladle. When the visitors leave, Matti wheedles for more drink, and Kaisa discovers he has drained her medicinal spirits, closing the play on affectionate squabbling and a wry wink at village chatter and small vices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cHämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1915
653 _aOne-act plays
653 _aFinnish drama -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76509
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