Vrouwenleven in de Dessa by Marie Ovink-Soer
"Vrouwenleven in de Dessa" by Marie Ovink-Soer is a narrative work likely written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives of women living in a small village in Indonesia, focusing on themes of motherhood, sacrifice, and the intersection of tradition and change. The central characters include Kamisah, a young mother who tragically dies giving birth, and her daughter Wagini, who must navigate her own path through societal expectations
and personal desires. The opening of "Vrouwenleven in de Dessa" introduces a poignant scene set during the midnight birth of Kamisah’s child in a simple coastal village. As Kamisah struggles against exhaustion and the fear of evil spirits, her infant daughter, Wagini, enters the world amidst challenges and cultural expectations. The narrative unfolds to show how Wagini is raised primarily by her grandmother and describes her early years filled with playful innocence yet shadowed by her mother's tragic fate. As she grows, Wagini is faced with the pressures of marriage and the constraints of societal norms, setting the stage for a story rich in emotional depth and cultural reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ovink-Soer, Marie, 1860-1937 |
|---|---|
| Title | Vrouwenleven in de Dessa |
| Note | Reading ease score: 72.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | Vrouwenleven in de dessa -- Een zendelingsvrouwtje -- Karbouwenjongetje -- Een avondwandeling -- Een proefsnit -- De eerste bui -- Alleen thuis -- Brand in de kampong -- Margo's heldendaad. |
| Credits | Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Indonesia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, Dutch |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 64987 |
| Release Date | Apr 3, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 123 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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