Lähde : eli Kirje Markus kalastajasta by Gabriel Scott
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Lähde by Gabriel Scott is a novel written in the early 20th century. It offers a lyrical, quietly philosophical portrait of Markus, a poor but serenely content fisherman in a small harbor, whose daily labor, faith, and kindness contrast with the smugness of wealthier townsfolk. Focused on work, nature, and the joy of small possessions, it explores dignity in poverty and the making of happiness as Markus dreams of coaxing a garden
from bare rock. The opening of the novel sets human transience against Markus’s arrival in the harbor, where he is dismissed as simple yet shown to be orderly, resourceful, and satisfied with his tiny red home in a rocky ravine. At daybreak he wakes to birdsong, reflects on the body’s demands and the endless round of work, drinks his coffee, and rows out to fish on a brilliant morning. Seeing the town’s varied houses and lush gardens stirs in him a daring plan to build his own garden up in the ravine. We follow a full fishing day—baiting with mussels, taking fat cod off the skerries, selling to eager buyers—and his modest triumph as he counts his earnings, sings a rough fisherman’s song, and muses on true contentment. He then begins hauling stones by night to raise a retaining wall, feels a kindly vastness in the quiet summer dark, and starts collecting soil, seaweed, and scraps to fill the bed, all while preparing eel traps by luring fish with herring. It closes with his pre-dawn push back to sea, the town asleep behind him and still water ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Scott, Gabriel, 1874-1958 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Norna, Ada, 1896-1976 |
| Uniform Title | Kilden. Finnish |
| Title | Lähde : eli Kirje Markus kalastajasta |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1924. |
| Credits | Tuula Temonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Norwegian fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77419 |
| Release Date | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 190 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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