Maailman loppu: Romaani ankarasta elämästä avaruudessa

Rauhala, K. N. (Kalle Nikodemus), 1887-1937Project Gutenberg · United StatesMar 2023

Rating 3.2
Word count
530K words
Chapters
54

Tags

Motivation and Growth Philosophical ReflectionComplex HumanityAtmosphere of LonelinessSpiritual PracticeGrowing UpExistential DilemmaCosmic NarrativeSci-Fi AllegoryNordic LiteratureExotic Culture

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Maailman loppu: Romaani ankarasta elämästä avaruudessa by K. N. Rauhala

Author: Rauhala, K. N. (Kalle Nikodemus), 1887-1937,Language: Finnish, Class: PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures, Release Date: Dec 5, 2015

Editor's review

This is an early Finnish-language science fiction novel by K. N. Rauhala. The original dates from an early period and is now available as a free electronic edition from Project Gutenberg. Set against the harsh conditions of survival in space, it shows the imagination and narrative pace characteristic of early twentieth-century science fiction and is a useful source for the study of Finnish popular literature and the evolution of the early science fiction genre. The electronic edition is easy to search and cite and works well as supplementary reading for language learning or genre studies. Readers should keep the historical context in mind: the technological assumptions differ considerably from today's hard science fiction, so the book is better appreciated with a literary-historical eye than for the precision of modern science fiction. Readers with basic Finnish can compare the original text for a feel for the language; those reading it for research may first learn about the author's life and the cultural atmosphere around Finnish independence before turning to the text.

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  1. Read the preface or look up the author's biography first to understand the context of early Finnish science fiction before starting the text.
  2. Finnish learners can read one short section a day, mark new words, and guess meanings from context.
  3. Researchers can note as they read how the space-survival premise compares with science fiction of the same period.
  4. General readers can browse it as literary-historical material without insisting on a连贯 plot.

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About the author

Rauhala, K. N. (Kalle Nikodemus), 1887-1937 Author

K. N. Rauhala (Kalle Nikodemus Rauhala, 1887–1937) was a Finnish author whose life and education are poorly documented in publicly available sources; only two of his works are held in the collection. One is Maailman loppu (The End of the World), a novel about harsh life in space, which belongs to early Finnish science fiction; the other, Bolshevismi ja olot Venäjällä (Bolshevism and Conditions in Russia), concerns the social and political realities of Russia at the time. The two works range widely in subject, from a fictional cosmic adventure to observations on contemporary politics, and are written in Finnish. In Chinese library classification his works are placed under inspirational and personal-growth writing, though this label may not fully reflect the originals. Overall, Rauhala is a sparsely documented Finnish writer with diverse thematic interests.