Kummastuneet kasvot

The text presents a series of intimate, diary-like entries by a young woman in a convent who alternates between ecstatic religious devotion and sensuous appreciation of nature. She records Eucharistic rapture, admiration for a dying sister's prayer, household relationships with fellow nuns, moments of pride and self-awareness, and vivid imagery of gardens and passing trains that awaken longing. Tension arises between humility and vanity, contemplative solitude and emerging worldly desire when a man named Julien returns, stirring passion and inner conflict. The prose blends spiritual meditation, sensory detail, and emotional confession.