Aili

Matti KurikkaProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 158K words
Chapters: 16

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.Aili by Matti KurikkaAuthor: Kurikka, Matti, 1863-1915,Language: Finnish, Class: PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures, Release Date: Feb 22, 2006

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Aili is a literary work by Finnish author Matti Kurikka (1863–1915), released as a free eBook by Project Gutenberg in Finnish. Kurikka was active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and his writing is often associated with the social currents and literary movements of Finland at that time. As a public-domain electronic text, the book's main value lies in offering Finnish readers and scholars of Nordic literature an easily accessible original text for understanding the modes of expression and linguistic character of Finnish literature at a particular historical stage. Because the available information only indicates its language and literature classification and provides no plot summary, readers should treat it as material for language learning and literary-historical study rather than as a popular story. It is advisable to read it alongside a Finnish dictionary or bilingual reference tools and to keep the text's period of publication in mind. Project Gutenberg's free nature also makes it suitable as an example in discussions of digital humanities and the history of eBook development.

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Begin by browsing the table of contents and chapter lengths, divide the reading into weekly portions, and work through it paragraph by paragraph with a dictionary.
Read alongside an English translation or other translations to help understand Finnish expressions and context.
Note unfamiliar words and questions about the historical background, then look them up together in Finnish literary history sources after finishing.
If using it only for language practice, closely read selected dialogue or descriptive passages rather than insisting on reading the whole book.

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It will be quite difficult. The main text is in Finnish. If you have no Finnish at all, it is advisable to first use translation tools or find a related translation to understand the content before deciding whether to read the original.

What period was the author Kurikka from?

The information shows that Matti Kurikka was born in 1863 and died in 1915 and was active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His works belong to Finnish literature; specific biographical details require separate verification.

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About the author

Matti Kurikka Author · Finnish · 1863–1915

Matti Kurikka (1863–1915) was a Finnish journalist, writer, theosophist and utopian socialist, born in Tutari, Ingria. He served as editor-in-chief of the workers' newspaper and in 1901 founded the Finnish utopian colony "Sointula" on Malcolm Island in British Columbia, Canada. In his later years he moved to the United States and died in Rhode Island. Six of his works are held in this collection, including Äärimmäisessä talossa, Parts I and II of Pilven hattaroita, Viimeinen ponnistus, Ihmekös tuo and Aili. Public information is limited; his works largely explore social ideals, spiritual belief and the human condition, combining argument with literary imagination and reflecting the explorations of a Finnish thinker at the turn of the twentieth century.