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Mlýn
Author: Michal Vaněček
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What does it mean to promise to protect family property when laws, regimes, and the limits of personal freedom keep changing? In Mlýn, Michal Vaněček brings a family's fate into focus through the commitment of two brothers. The novel draws on a true life story from South Bohemia.
About the book
Spanning more than a century, the narrative connects family events with pressure from totalitarian regimes. The brothers are bound by a promise to their father: to protect the family mill, both their home and the object of a struggle that reaches beyond ownership.
Reports from Rudé právo provide a period counterpoint to personal experience. The clash between the public picture and individual lives gives property a broader meaning. The mill becomes a symbol of the right to shape one's life and bear the consequences of one's choices.
Main themes
- Family commitment: A promise to their father binds the brothers to a common goal.
- Freedom: Their struggle concerns the right to determine their own fate.
- History and property: Political regimes intrude upon the family's home and livelihood.
Setting
South Bohemia across more than a century.
Who is it for?
For readers of family-centered historical novels inspired by real events.
Literary context
The novel combines a true life story from South Bohemia with period reports from Rudé právo.
Edition details
Czech-language e-book in EPUB, PDF, and MOBI formats.
What does it mean to promise to protect family property when laws, regimes, and the limits of personal freedom keep changing? In Mlýn, Michal Vaněček brings a family's fate into focus through the commitment of two brothers. The novel draws on a true life story from South Bohemia.
Book information
- Author
- Michal Vaněček
- Publisher
- Grada
- Imprint
- Cosmopolis
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- ISBN
- 978-80-271-0884-8
- Publication date
- 9. October 2018
- Pages
- 432
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-271-2174-8) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-271-2173-1) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-271-2174-8)
What is Mlýn about?
Spanning more than a century, the narrative connects family events with pressure from totalitarian regimes. The brothers are bound by a promise to their father: to protect the family mill, both their home and the object of a struggle that reaches beyond ownership.
Reports from Rudé právo provide a period counterpoint to personal experience. The clash between the public picture and individual lives gives property a broader meaning. The mill becomes a symbol of the right to shape one's life and bear the consequences of one's choices.
Themes and motifs
Family commitment
A promise to their father binds the brothers to a common goal.
Freedom
Their struggle concerns the right to determine their own fate.
History and property
Political regimes intrude upon the family's home and livelihood.
Setting
South Bohemia across more than a century.
Who is this book for?
For readers of family-centered historical novels inspired by real events.
Book context
The novel combines a true life story from South Bohemia with period reports from Rudé právo.
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Who is the author?
Michal Vaněček.
What is Mlýn about?
Two brothers try to honor a promise to protect their family mill despite the pressures of history and totalitarian regimes.
What language and formats is the e-book in?
Czech, in EPUB, PDF, and MOBI.
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