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100 1 _aSchildt, Runar,
_d1888-1925
240 1 0 _aGalgmannen: en midvintersaga. Finnish
245 1 0 _aHirsipuumies: Sydäntalven tarina
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-01-23
508 _aE-text prepared by Juha Kiuru
520 _a"Hirsipuumies: Sydäntalven tarina" by Runar Schildt is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in Finland during the 1840s, the story unfolds primarily over the course of a winter night in a modest dwelling. It delves into themes of class, identity, and the supernatural, revolving around the interactions between Colonel Christoffer Toll and a young woman named Maria, who serves in his home. The narrative follows Colonel Toll as he returns home to find himself alone with Maria, having been unable to enter his own house due to the absence of household help. Their conversation reveals Toll’s troubled past, his connection to a mystical entity called the Hirsipuumies, which he acquired from a rabbi under questionable circumstances. As the night progresses, the dynamics of power and vulnerability between Toll and Maria shift, culminating in tense moments that explore themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle for redemption. When Maria ultimately confronts Toll about the dark burden of the Hirsipuumies and makes a selfless choice that leads to its destruction, the story crescendos into an emotional climax where the toll of the past weighs heavily on the present. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSwedish drama -- Translations into Finnish
700 1 _aAhma, Ilmari,
_d1884-1933
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58760
999 _c99587
_d99587