The collection of works by the classic of Finnish literature, Nobel Prize winner F. E. Sillanpää (1888–1964) includes his novels “Life and the Sun”, “Silja. Died Young, or the Last Shoot of the Old Family Tree”, “People in a Summer Night”, a number of stories. The main place in them is occupied by the relationship between a man and a woman, colored by the pagan affirmation of the triumph of love as the highest law of nature. The writer subtly analyzes the mental and physical sensations of the characters who have fallen into the power of a feeling that brings both joy and pain. The most famous novel is “Silja” - a poignant story of the short but bright life and love of an early orphaned heiress of a once rich, but then completely ruined family. Background The narrative presents the nature of Finland and rural life with its rich flavor.