Savuava maa [Scorched Earth] [by] Arvi Järventaus

Savuava maa – Historiallinen Romaani Unkarin tuhosta vuonna 1526 [Scorched Earth – A historical novel about the destruction of Hungary in 1526] [by] Arvi Järventaus
Porvoo – Helsinki, [1932] Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. 420 [12] p. First edition.
Publisher canvas binding with the illustrated dust jacket. In good condition, minor fault. Inscribed by Arvi Järventaus (1883 – 1939) Finnish novelist, poet, priest to János Kodolányi (1899 – 1969) Hungarian writer of short stories, dramas, novels and sociographies.

Arvi Järventaus (1883 – 1939) Finnish novelist, poet, priest is a classic of Lapland literature. He became known also for the topics of the Oulu region, history of Finland and Hungary. Järventaus, a colorful life, which was struck by the contradiction between the priest’s profession and the calling of the writer.