The Shipwrecked

Wilkuna, Kyösti, 1879-1922Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.0
Word count
212K words
Chapters
22

Tags

Foreign Language Books Foreign Literature Sea AdventureShipwreck SurvivalNature ObservationFate and FortuneFamily BondsFishing VillageTragic MoodWill to SurviveNordic SettingFinnish Literature

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.Haaksirikkoiset by Kyösti WilkunaAuthor: Wilkuna, Kyösti, 1879-1922,Language: Finnish, Class: PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures, Release Date: Sep 23, 2013

Editor's review

This is a work of Finnish literature by Kyösti Wilkuna (1879–1922), a Finnish author. The title Haaksirikkoiset means "the shipwrecked" or "castaways," and judging from the title and the author's background, the work carries the realism and preoccupation with life's hardships common in Finnish literature. As a free Project Gutenberg ebook, its core value lies in documentary accessibility and its significance as a language sample: readers can encounter an early twentieth-century Finnish narrative text at no cost and observe the vocabulary, syntax, and narrative rhythm of written Finnish of the time. For readers studying Finnish literature, the history of the Finnish language, or the lesser-known Nordic literatures, it is a firsthand text that can be read directly; for ordinary Chinese readers it is more a window onto a marginal work of Finnish literature than a plot-driven read. It suits quiet, slow reading with a dictionary, or use as extended reading material for language learners. Since the available information provides only bibliographic and classification details, one should not over-infer its plot, characters, or artistic merit.

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  1. Read a chapter first to gauge the language difficulty, then decide whether to read closely sentence by sentence or skim.
  2. Prepare a Finnish dictionary and grammar reference; for long sentences, break them down to the core before interpreting.
  3. Use it as Finnish reading practice, reading two or three pages at a time and noting new words.
  4. Read alongside background material on early twentieth-century Finnish society to help understand the work's context.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this book? According to the information provided, the book is a Finnish public-domain ebook released by Project Gutenberg, with no mention of a Chinese translation. Readers who need to read in Chinese must look for other published translations themselves or use translation tools to help understand the original.
Can I read this book without knowing Finnish? Reading the original directly is very difficult for readers who do not know Finnish. Online translation tools can be used paragraph by paragraph, but literary language loses a great deal in machine translation. If you only want a summary of the content, look for related Finnish literary history or introductions to the work first.
Why is this book recommended? Its value lies mainly in free access and its significance as a language document: as a public-domain ebook, it lets readers encounter an early twentieth-century Finnish narrative text at no cost, making it suitable for language learning and literary history research rather than being judged by bestseller standards of readability.

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About the author

Wilkuna, Kyösti, 1879-1922 Author

Wilkuna, Kyösti (1879–1922) was a Finnish author. Public information on his life is limited, but his works leave a fairly clear outline of his themes. Seventeen of his works are held in the collection, spanning historical fiction, collections of historical stories, and memoirs. He drew heavily on Finnish history: the two-volume Suomalaisia sankareita sketches national heroes through historical stories, Tapani Löfvingin seikkailut recounts the adventures of a historical figure, and Miekka ja sana I is likewise a collection of historical stories. He also wrote Kun kansa nousee, a memoir set against the Finnish Civil War, and Kahdeksan kuukautta Shpalernajassa, an account of eight months' imprisonment in the Shpalernaya prison, combining war memory with personal experience. His writing thus focuses on historical narrative and national memory, in a style aimed at general readers.