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The Fugitives (novella)
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Wikipedia article
'The Fugitives' is a novella by Finnish writer Johannes Linnankoski, published in 1908, and it is considered to be one of the author's most significant works, alongside 'The Song of the Blood-Red Flower'. Set in Tavastia, a story is about agrarian society and peasants pride and reconciliation.[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Linnankoski Britannica Johannes Linnankoski] The work has been translated up to eleven languages.
The story based on the actual events; at the time of writing the novella, Johannes Linnankoski lived at Lapinlahti in 1902, when the peasant family from Akaa settled there, and like in novella, an old couple's daughter had married an elderly widow but had an illegitimate child with another man. Shame on adultery and fear of gossip was apparently the real reason for the move to Savonia. Linnankoski transferred the events to his story. Located in the village of Alapitk, the Hovi House, where Linnankoski lived, was at the center of the book.[https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2011/11/24/linnankosken-pakolaiset-oli-avainromaani-lapinlahdelta Linnankosken Pakolaiset oli avainromaani Lapinlahdelta] (in Finnish)[https://radiosun.fi/2019/01/18/akaalaisperheen-tragediasta-kertova-linnankosken-paateos-herattelee-nyt-naytelmana/ Akaalaisperheen tragediasta kertova Linnankosken pteos herttelee nyt nytelmn] (in Finnish)
Television adaptation
Based on the story, a television film 'Pakolaiset' directed and written by was made in 1977, starring Vilho Siivola, and Eva Eklund.[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1086357/ Pakolaiset (TV Movie 1977) - IMDb][https://finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_208636 Pakolaiset | Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti] (in Finnish)
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Category:1908 novels
Category:Novels set in Finland
Category:Works published under a pseudonym
Category:Novels adapted into television shows
Category:20th-century Finnish novels
Category:Finnish novels adapted into films
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