25 vuotta

Kasimir LeinoProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 127K words
Chapters: 13

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. 25 vuotta by Kasimir Leino. Author: Leino, Kasimir, 1866-1919. Language: Finnish. Class: PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures. Release Date: Jun 6, 2005

Editor's review

This is a work by the Finnish writer Kasimir Leino (1866–1919), written in Finnish and included in Project Gutenberg under Finno-Ugrian languages and literatures. Leino was active in the Finnish literary scene from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, and his work belongs to the cultural context of the Finnish national awakening. For Chinese readers, the main value of this work lies in providing a first-hand Finnish literary text for comparative study of the state of literary Finnish at the turn of the century; it is also suitable as supplementary reading for learners of Finnish. The electronic edition is freely available from Project Gutenberg, convenient to obtain, and suited to close reading or language study rather than leisure reading for plot entertainment. Because it is a public-domain ebook, it lacks the introduction and notes common in modern translations, and readers need some background knowledge.

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Intermediate and advanced Finnish learners who want to engage with original texts
Scholars and students of Finnish literature or Finno-Ugrian literatures
Collectors interested in public-domain electronic texts in lesser-known Nordic languages
Researchers who need Finnish-language corpora for comparative linguistic analysis

Not a good fit for

General readers with no Finnish at all who hope to read a Chinese translation
Leisure readers who prefer contemporary fiction with fast-paced plots
Beginners who need detailed notes and introductions to enter a text

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First learn about Leino’s life and the late-nineteenth-century Finnish national literary movement before entering the text.
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FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this book?

According to available information, the book is published by Project Gutenberg in the original Finnish, and no Chinese translation is mentioned. Chinese readers who wish to read it usually need Finnish ability or must rely on scholarly paraphrase in other languages.

Why does the Project Gutenberg edition show a recent year?

Project Gutenberg continually organizes and re-releases public-domain ebooks; the stated year reflects information about the electronic release, not the work’s original year of creation or publication. Leino himself lived from 1866 to 1919.

What language level is needed to read this book?

The entire book is in Finnish. At least intermediate or higher Finnish reading ability is recommended, with the capacity to handle literary long sentences and older expressions independently. Beginners will find it difficult to read alone and should use a dictionary and grammar reference.

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About the author

Kasimir Leino Author · Finnish · 1866–1919

Kasimir Leino (1866–1919) was a Finnish poet, writer and journalist, born Kasimir Agathon Lönnbohm in Paltamo and the elder brother of the poet Eino Leino. His works include the poetry collections In the Torrent and Broader Waters, the story collections Life and Elli of Emmala, and a monograph on the French writer Prosper Mérimée; together with his brother he also founded the literary journal The New Age. Nine of his works are held in this collection, among them 25 Years, Jaakko Ilkka and Klaus Fleming, Poetic Experiments and Testament and Other Stories. Public information is limited, but his writing spans poetry, fiction, criticism and journalism, often drawing on history and everyday life in a plain, realistic spirit, and he holds a place in the development of Finnish national literature and the literary public sphere.