Rautatie

by Juhani Aho

Credits: Juhani Aho (author)

Summary

Rautatie (Finnish for "railroad") is the first novel by the Finnish writer Juhani Aho, published in 1884. Its style has been called national miniature realism. The novel is about the quiet life of a couple living in the middle of the woods and their attempts at imagining what a railroad is based on what they have heard. Rautatie is one of the classics of Finnish literature, and has had more than twenty editions by the start of the 21st century. It has been called Aho's first "artistic full hit". In 2007, WSOY published a perfect copy of the 1892 colour edition illustrated by Eero Järnefelt. A TV film by the same name was made based on the novel in 1973.

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  • English · description available; chapters remain in Finnish

Chapters (8)

  1. 1. Luku 1
  2. 2. Luku 2
  3. 3. Luku 3
  4. 4. Luku 4
  5. 5. Luku 5
  6. 6. Luku 6
  7. 7. Luku 7
  8. 8. Luku 8

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