Don't Give Up!

Lie, Jonas, 1833-1908Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.3

Word count: 361K words
Chapters: 37

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.Älä hellitä! by Jonas LieAuthor: Lie, Jonas, 1833-1908,Language: Finnish, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Jul 23, 2018

Editor's review

Älä hellitä! is a Finnish-language text by the Norwegian author Jonas Lie, available in Project Gutenberg as a public-domain work of Nordic literature. Jonas Lie was a major nineteenth-century Norwegian novelist whose works often engage with social realities and human psychology, and this book likewise carries the cool, restrained tone typical of Nordic narrative. For Chinese readers, its distinctive value lies in offering an entry point into Finnish-language Nordic literature as it originally appeared: one can observe how a Norwegian author from the same cultural sphere is presented in Finnish, and sense the narrative rhythm and moral concerns of nineteenth-century Scandinavian literature. As a public-domain electronic text, it is better suited as source material for language learning and literary study than as casual reading. When reading, pay attention to the social context in dialogue and scene descriptions; combined with a background in Nordic literary history, the author's handling of individual circumstance and communal pressure becomes clearer.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Intermediate and advanced Finnish learners who need original texts for reading practice
Readers studying Nordic literature and the transmission of Scandinavian literature
Literature enthusiasts interested in Jonas Lie and nineteenth-century Norwegian fiction
Readers of digital documents who collect public-domain foreign-language texts from Project Gutenberg

Not a good fit for

Ordinary readers who read only Chinese and want light foreign fiction
Learners with no Finnish and no willingness to use reference tools
Readers expecting the fast pace of a modern bestseller

Reading tips

First read a chapter in Finnish to get a feel for the language, then read key passages closely with a dictionary, balancing fluency and accuracy.
Before reading, look up Jonas Lie's life and the Nordic literary background to help understand the work's social context.
Copy out passages of dialogue as language notes, practicing Finnish while becoming familiar with the nineteenth-century narrative voice.
If reading for research, note narrative perspective and moral issues as you go, to support later analysis.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this book?

The available information only indicates that this is a Finnish-language public-domain text released by Project Gutenberg; no Chinese translation information is provided. Readers who need Chinese should look for other published resources and should not assume this book includes a Chinese parallel text.

What level of Finnish is needed to read this book?

This is a nineteenth-century literary text whose sentence patterns and vocabulary bear the marks of their era. At least intermediate Finnish reading ability and confident dictionary use are recommended. Beginners may treat it as challenging material, but it should not be their first Finnish book.

Why would a Norwegian author's work be in Finnish?

Project Gutenberg collects public-domain electronic texts, and this book is the Finnish version of the work. Language and cultural exchange within the Nordic region has been close, and Norwegian literature has a tradition of transmission and translation in the Finnish-speaking world, so a Finnish text is not surprising; read it as a sample of cross-language transmission.

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Lie, Jonas, 1833-1908 Author

Jonas Lie (1833–1908) was a Norwegian writer. Our library holds 18 of his works, but public information about his life and nationality is limited. Judging from the works available, his subjects are wide-ranging: they include the domestic and period-manners novel The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties, as well as sea-life narratives such as The Pilot and His Wife and stories of the sea. He also wrote tales with a northern folkloric flavor, such as Weird Tales from Northern Seas, and dealt with themes of social reality and individual fate. These works show that he combined everyday life, maritime experience, and imaginative narrative in a style that is realistic yet romantic in atmosphere.