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Vánoční koleda
Author: Charles Dickens
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Vánoční koleda confronts Scrooge's isolation with the consequences of his own life. Supernatural visits provide a festive setting for reflections on money, human connection, and the possibility of changing how one relates to others.
Ebenezer Scrooge loves money more than people and considers Christmas a waste of time. On Christmas Eve, a supernatural visitor disrupts his solitary certainty and forces him to see his life, relationships, and future through entirely different eyes.
Book information
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- XYZ
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- klasická literatúra, vianočný príbeh, novela, svetová literatúra
- ISBN
- 978-80-750-5486-9
- Publication date
- 31. October 2016
- Pages
- 112
- E-book formats
- PDF (ISBN 978-80-750-5514-9)
What is Vánoční koleda about?
First, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him of the consequences of a life devoted solely to profit. The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come then arrive, showing him events, people, and the possible consequences of his actions. Through this fantastical Christmas story, Dickens explores poverty, social indifference, loneliness, compassion, and the possibility of personal transformation.
Themes and motifs
Personal transformation
Confronted with his past, present, and possible future, Scrooge receives a chance to change his life.
Compassion and generosity
The story contrasts material greed with human connection and a willingness to help.
Poverty and social inequality
Through the families and people around Scrooge, Dickens highlights contrasting living conditions in Victorian society.
Christmas
Christmas provides the setting for a story about family, community, forgiveness, and renewed human relationships.
Setting
Victorian London during the Christmas holidays in the nineteenth century.
Main characters
Ebenezer Scrooge
A wealthy, miserly businessman whose supernatural visitors force him to reconsider his way of life.
Jacob Marley
Scrooge's late business partner, who appears as a ghost and warns him about the consequences of his choices.
Bob Cratchit
Scrooge's impoverished employee, whose family helps the story emphasize human connection and social differences.
Tiny Tim
Bob Cratchit's sickly son, whose fate is one of the story's emotionally important elements.
Who is this book for?
For readers of classic world literature, Christmas stories, and enduring fiction about personal change, compassion, and human relationships.
Book context
A Christmas Carol was first published in London in 1843 and is among Charles Dickens's best-known works. According to SOURCE_FACT, this Czech edition, translated by Jan Váňa, appeared in 2016, has 112 pages, and records English as the work's original source language. A later XYZ edition from 2022 confirms the same translation and original title.
Otázky o knihe
What is Vánoční koleda about?
The story follows miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited at Christmas by ghosts showing him the past, present, and possible future of his life.
Who wrote Vánoční koleda?
The author is English writer Charles Dickens.
What is the book's original title?
The original English title is A Christmas Carol.
When was A Christmas Carol first published?
The original work was published in 1843.
Who is the main character?
The main character is Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy, miserly businessman.
Who translated this Czech edition?
Both SOURCE_FACT and official XYZ publisher information identify Jan Váňa as the translator.
Is Vánoční koleda part of a series?
No. It is a standalone work.
How many pages does this edition have?
SOURCE_FACT lists 112 pages.
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