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The Seven Brothers (Seitsemän veljestä), a novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi, is published first time in several thin booklets.

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Seitsemän veljestä

Finnish novel by Aleksis Kivi

Seitsemän veljestä is the first and only novel by Aleksis Kivi, the national author of Finland. It is widely regarded as the first significant novel written in Finnish and by a Finnish-speaking author, and is considered a real pioneer of Finnish realistic folklore. Some people…
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Aleksis Kivi

National writer of Finland (1834–1872)

Aleksis Kivi was a Finnish writer who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seitsemän veljestä, published in 1870. He is also known for his 1864 play, Nummisuutarit. Although Kivi was among the very earliest writers of prose and lyrics in Finnish, he is…
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February 2

Day of the year

February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 332 days remain until the end of the year.
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