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Cyklistka
Author: Jana Poncarová
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Cyklistka, subtitled Osud poslední baronky, is Jana Poncarová's historically grounded novel inspired by Blanka Battaglia. An aristocratic woman refuses the narrow ideal of a model wife and seeks her own freedom, including through bicycle travel. In the framing story, the elderly Blanka lives in a decaying manor in Bratronice, South Bohemia, where a meeting with journalism student Klára opens up her memories.
Two timelines follow Blanka as an adventurous young woman and as the last member of her family, surrounded by a crumbling ancestral home. Her desire for independence conflicts with the expectations of her background and era. The bicycle represents movement, courage, and the chance to step beyond an assigned role. Conversations with Klára connect personal memory with changes in the aristocratic world, 20th-century history, and the memory held by a place.
An ebook edition of Cyklistka, subtitled Osud poslední baronky.
Cyklistka, subtitled Osud poslední baronky, is Jana Poncarová's historically grounded novel inspired by Blanka Battaglia. An aristocratic woman refuses the narrow ideal of a model wife and seeks her own freedom, including through bicycle travel. In the framing story, the elderly Blanka lives in a decaying manor in Bratronice, South Bohemia, where a meeting with journalism student Klára opens up her memories.
Book information
- Author
- Jana Poncarová
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Motto
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- česká próza, román, historický román, spoločenský román
- ISBN
- 978-80-267-2035-5
- Publication date
- 8. June 2021
- Pages
- 360
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-267-2046-1) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-267-2045-4) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-267-2047-8)
What is Cyklistka about?
Two timelines follow Blanka as an adventurous young woman and as the last member of her family, surrounded by a crumbling ancestral home. Her desire for independence conflicts with the expectations of her background and era. The bicycle represents movement, courage, and the chance to step beyond an assigned role. Conversations with Klára connect personal memory with changes in the aristocratic world, 20th-century history, and the memory held by a place.
Themes and motifs
Freedom and social expectations
Blanka seeks her own path between the demands of her background and her wish for independence.
Family and place
The manor in Bratronice holds traces of family history and wider historical change.
Women's courage
The central character crosses the conventions of her surroundings.
Memory and storytelling
Meeting Klára opens up memories and allows a personal life to be heard.
Setting
Bratronice in South Bohemia and the Battaglia family manor, with memories extending to Blanka's travels and earlier life.
Main characters
Blanka Battaglia
The last noblewoman of the Battaglia family, an adventurous figure connected with cycling and the home in Bratronice.
Klára
A journalism student whose conversations with Blanka open up her memories.
Who is this book for?
For readers of Czech historical and social fiction, women's lives, family memory, and novels inspired by real events, including readers of Jana Poncarová's earlier books.
Book context
The novel belongs to Jana Poncarová's historically grounded fiction, which draws on 20th-century events, research, and interviews with witnesses.
Otázky o knihe
What inspired the novel?
Blanka Battaglia's life, her desire for freedom, cycling, and her experience of a changing society.
Who wrote Cyklistka?
Czech writer and journalist Jana Poncarová.
What is the subtitle?
Osud poslední baronky.
What role does Klára play?
As a journalism student, she visits Blanka and helps open up her memories through conversation.
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