Ilotyttö : Tarina laitakaupungilta by Larin-Kyösti
Ilotyttö : Tarina laitakaupungilta by Larin-Kyösti is a naturalist urban novella written in the early 20th century. It follows a young working-class woman on the city’s margins and explores the pull of poverty, desire, and social hypocrisy, especially how respectable men exploit vulnerable women while society punishes the victims. The story centers on Miili, a country-bred maid unjustly dismissed after her employer’s advance is discovered. On the street she meets her old
friend Mirtsa, now a prostitute, and is drawn to a brothel by the sea. There, the young student Lenni flirts with her, and a violent scene erupts when his father appears as a customer; father and son recognize one another, shattering their family bond. In the darkness that follows, Miili is seized by an unknown man who, when light reveals his face, proves to be her brother Toivo—both recoil in horror; he smashes the mirror and flees as the police raid the house. At dawn, summoned for registration, Miili trudges through fresh snow toward the city, seeing the black trail of her footprints as a stark emblem of a fate that society has marked out for her. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Larin-Kyösti, 1873-1948 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ilotyttö : Tarina laitakaupungilta |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Minerva Oy, 1919, reprint 2015. |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Finnish fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76720 |
| Release Date | Aug 23, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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