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100 1 _aKieler, Laura,
_d1849-1932
240 1 0 _aDit folk skal vaere mit folk. Finnish
245 1 0 _aSinun kansasi on minun kansani!
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-10-16
508 _aJuhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
520 _a"Sinun kansasi on minun kansasi! : Avioliittotarina eteläjyllannista" by Laura Kieler is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set amid the Danish–German tensions in South Jutland, it appears to follow Danish farming families whose loyalties, livelihoods, and affections are tested under Prussian rule. The story centers on Karen, her spirited brother Esben, and their steady cousin Valdemar, with a provocative German newcomer disrupting both community pride and an expected match. The likely theme is a marriage entangled with questions of identity, language, and belonging. The opening of the novel frames the political and cultural background with a translator’s note and a prefatory overview of Schleswig’s history, Germanization policies, and the precarious status of “optants,” then moves into 1894 harvest scenes on Danish farms. We meet Esben (“Nopsa”), Karen, and Valdemar amid songs, playful camaraderie, and quiet resolve, which are jarred by the appearance of a German buyer, Ruprecht Jürgens, singing Lorelei and openly pursuing Karen. Community debate over a forced auction and the sale of Danish land to a German shows simmering anger and the call for mutual support, while domestic scenes at Højemarke introduce the stalwart matriarch, the old servant Sidsel, and friend Gyrithe. Small acts become political: a lighthearted song leads to a visit from the gendarme and an absurd interrogation, underlining how everyday Danish life, language, and love are policed from the very first chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cHelsinki: Otava, 1902
653 _aDanish fiction -- Translations into Finnish
700 1 _aKrohn, Helmi,
_d1871-1967
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77068
999 _c117792
_d117792