Majatalo (Finnish Edition) [Finnish]

By Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A roadside inn can be a place of shelter, trade and passing conversation; for Akim Semenovitsh, it is also the foundation of his prosperity and standing. Respected as an innkeeper, he provides travellers, merchants and drivers with food, lodging, provisions and stabling between two district towns. Yet the security built around this busy establishment begins to fracture when his wife becomes infatuated with Naum, a calculating young merchant. Marriage and betrayal are inseparable here from money, ownership and social power. The secret relationship threatens not only Akim's domestic life but also his property, livelihood and reputation, exposing how readily personal deception can become economic dispossession. Against a social order shaped by class hierarchy and appearances, the novel keeps its focus on the practical consequences of manipulation: who controls wealth, who commands respect and what remains when both are placed beyond a person's grasp. Realist fiction gives this crisis its force, moving between the inn and the surrounding rural community while holding revenge and forgiveness in unresolved tension. Displacement, religious repentance and the pressure of public judgement deepen a conflict in which material loss cannot be separated from moral choice. The familiar spaces of road, field, church and humble dwelling frame searching questions about justice, dignity and whether betrayal must be answered in kind. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Finnish
• ISBN: 9378414575
• ISBN13: 9789378414572
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"