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Šamanky z Maxova
Author: Jana Abrahamová
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Šamanky z Maxova opens Anděla's story with a wedding in prison. This unusual beginning and the claim of a wrongful conviction set the stage for a narrative about personal relationships under severely restricted living conditions.
Anděla becomes a “šamanka” in an unusual way: she marries Ondřej and takes the surname Šamanová. The wedding takes place not in romantic surroundings but in a women's prison, where she is serving a sentence for a crime that, according to the publisher's description, she did not commit.
Book information
- Author
- Jana Abrahamová
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Palmknihy
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- česká próza
- ISBN
- 978-80-748-6227-4
- Publication date
- 1. January 2015
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-748-6227-4) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-748-6228-1)
What is Šamanky z Maxova about?
The opening places marriage alongside imprisonment. Anděla marries Ondřej in a twenty-minute ceremony in a women's prison. For practical reasons, she wears a beige suit she made herself rather than the white dress she once dreamed of. Only a gold ring and a bouquet of pink orchids remain of her earlier wedding plans. The situation suggests the life of a woman who has already had to give up many dreams and expectations. The available SOURCE_FACT does not provide a full synopsis of the subsequent plot, so this profile deliberately avoids speculation about events after the ceremony.
Themes and motifs
Wrongful punishment
According to the publisher's description, Anděla is serving a prison sentence for a crime she did not commit.
Marriage
The story opens with Anděla and Ondřej's wedding in the unusual setting of a women's prison.
Lost dreams
Anděla has given up her dream of a grand wedding and, according to the description, many other hopes for her life.
Adapting to circumstances
The protagonist takes a practical approach to her situation despite the restrictions of prison life.
Setting
A women's prison; other settings are not reliably described in the available SOURCE_FACT.
Main characters
Anděla Šamanová
The main character, who marries Ondřej while serving a prison sentence and takes the surname Šamanová.
Ondřej
The man Anděla marries during a ceremony in a women's prison.
Who is this book for?
For readers of Czech fiction focused on human relationships and unusual life stories.
Book context
Šamanky z Maxova is a work by Jana Abrahamová. SOURCE_FACT contains only the opening portion of the synopsis, introducing Anděla Šamanová, her prison wedding, and the statement that she is serving a sentence for a crime she did not commit. The supplier classifies the title as short stories, but the available synopsis alone is insufficient to confirm reliably that the work is a short-story collection.
Otázky o knihe
What is Šamanky z Maxova about?
The available synopsis introduces Anděla, who marries Ondřej while serving a sentence in a women's prison and takes the surname Šamanová.
Who wrote Šamanky z Maxova?
The author is Jana Abrahamová.
Who is Anděla Šamanová?
She is the main character introduced in the synopsis. She acquires the surname Šamanová through her marriage to Ondřej.
Why is Anděla in prison?
The publisher's description states that she is serving a sentence for a crime she did not commit.
Where does Anděla's wedding take place?
The wedding ceremony takes place in a women's prison.
Is the book part of a series?
SOURCE_FACT does not list a series for this title.
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