Juha by Juhani Aho

"Juha" by Juhani Aho is a novel published in 1911, considered one of the author's most significant works. Set in an unspecified historical period along the Finnish-Russian border, the story follows Juha, a hardworking farmer whose restless wife Marja leaves with a charismatic traveling merchant named Shemeikka. What begins as escape becomes captivity, and Marja must find her way home. But returning is only the beginning of their troubles. This timeless tale of desire, betrayal, and consequences has inspired multiple operas and films. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Aho, Juhani, 1861-1921
Title Juha
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juha_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juha_(romaani)
Credits Produced by Kuusankosken Kirjasto and Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Married people -- Fiction
Subject Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 10863
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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