| Author: | Frans Eemil Sillanpää |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Publisher: | Otava |
| Release Date: | 1934 |
| Pages: | 226 pages |
is a novel by Finnish author Frans Eemil Sillanpää. It was released in 1934. In 1948, Valentin Vaala directed a film based on the book. The fifth edition of the novel was published that year.[1]
has been said to be an ode to a Finnish summer night. It deals with the biggest issues of life; birth, death and what effects love or the lack of it has on man.[2]