Kariviittoja by Aatto Suppanen
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Kariviittoja by Aatto Suppanen is a domestic realist novella written in the late 19th century. The book portrays a young couple learning to steer their marriage through everyday “reefs”: overwork, miscommunication, money worries, and jealousy in a small Finnish town. The story follows journalist–translator Lauri Valju and his wife Alli, whose quiet home life is repeatedly tested by small but stinging misunderstandings. A late-night scene of hurt feelings leads them to pledge
complete openness. Years pass: children arrive, work crowds Lauri’s days, and a hired scribe’s presence sparks Alli’s painful outburst when Lauri corrects her in front of others; they settle the matter with tenderness and clearer boundaries. At New Year, mounting financial anxiety drives Lauri to despair until Alli proposes a strict household budget that restores hope. The hardest trial comes when they hire a governess, Miss Salmela: lively companionship and a day of skating kindle Alli’s jealousy, deepened by a calling card she misreads. Patient explanation—tracing the card to Lauri’s old tutoring days—dispels the fear. Each episode ends in reconciliation, showing how honesty, patience, and shared purpose keep the marriage off the rocks. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Suppanen, Aatto, 1855-1898 |
|---|---|
| Title | Kariviittoja |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: Werner Söderström, 1888. |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78862 |
| Release Date | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 342 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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