The Song Of The Blood-Red Flower (1921)

The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is a novel written by Finnish author Johannes Linnankoski and first published in 1921. The story takes place in the Finnish countryside and follows the life of a young man named Koskelainen, who is deeply in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman named Aino. The novel explores themes of love, passion, jealousy, and the human condition, as Koskelainen becomes increasingly obsessed with Aino and begins to lose touch with reality. Along the way, he encounters a cast of characters, including a wise old man, a cruel and manipulative woman, and a group of mischievous children. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower is a haunting and lyrical work that captures the beauty and harshness of life in rural Finland, and the intense emotions that drive us all.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.