Omalla konnulla : Huvinäytelmä kolmessa näytöksessä by Aapo Pärmänen
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"Omalla konnulla : Huvinäytelmä kolmessa näytöksessä" by Aapo Pärmänen is a comic play in three acts written in the early 20th century. Set in a Finnish village, it centers on the aging tenant farmer Kiviaho, his daughter Liisa, and her suitor Saarimäki as they navigate gossip, lease renewals, and marriage plans under the eye of their landlord Nieminen. A meddling healer, Leena, and a scheming neighbor, Hakala, stir trouble, while a smooth-talking
drifter tempts the young with dreams of emigration. The play’s heart is the struggle to secure a home “on one’s own land” amid pride, rumor, and temptation. The opening of the play shows Kiviaho’s household unsettled: Leena fusses over his ailments and hints at marriage, Hakala whispers that Saarimäki means to take over the torp, and Kiviaho catches Liisa and Saarimäki plotting to dissuade him from wedlock. At Nieminen’s, hopes for new tenancies collide with the landlord’s plan to sell timber, a roaming fixer (Limberg) dupes Pekka and the young couple with fake “passes” to Australia, and Hakala buys Kiviaho’s lease with stolen cash. The nimismies exposes both the theft and the emigration scam, Nieminen backs off the timber sale, and Pekka secures the derelict Palolahti torp, winning Katri’s hand for a shared future. As the third act begins, Leena has made herself indispensable at Kiviaho’s, and rumor now pressures the pair toward a forced match, while Liisa remains away. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pärmänen, Aapo, 1872-1955 |
|---|---|
| Title | Omalla konnulla : Huvinäytelmä kolmessa näytöksessä |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: Werner Söderström, 1901. |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76431 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76431-3 |
| Release Date | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 106 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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