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Finnish national writer Aleksis Kivi

Finnish national writer Aleksis Kivi. ”I live.”. Place of death in Tuusulajärvi. Life of Aleksis. 1834 – 1872 Novels , poems and plays Talented already as a child Most famous work the Seven Brothers. THE STRENGTH OF SEVEN MEN This is a mock song about

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Finnish national writer Aleksis Kivi

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  1. Finnish national writerAleksis Kivi ”I live.” Place of death in Tuusulajärvi

  2. Life of Aleksis • 1834 – 1872 • Novels, poems and plays • Talentedalready as a child • Mostfamouswork the Seven Brothers

  3. THE STRENGTH OF SEVEN MEN This is a mock song about ‘the Seven Brothers’, sung by their bullies. The song tells about the brothers and their typical Finnish characteristics.

  4. The Seven Brothers • The brothersare Aapo, Juhani, Timo, Eero, Simeoni, Lauri and Tuomas • One of the greatestworks in Finnishliterature • Published in 1870

  5. The storyline of the seven brothers The brothers start practising farming Eero falls for alcohol → the brothers stop drinking for good While hunting, bulls siege the brothers Eero teaches the other brothers to read The boys’ sauna burneddown → Found a shelter for the winter in Jukola All the other brothers get married, except for Simeoni The boysstart to learnhow to read, butsoongotboredwithit The brothers’ parents die → The boysmove to the forest All the brothers have started a family, expect for Simeoni

  6. The brothers run away from the bulls onto a rock

  7. The sauna burns down

  8. Wefinnsare

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