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Ze světa lesních samot
Author: Karel Klostermann
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Young forestry assistant Karel Svijanský arrives in Pürstlink, now Březník, to work with forester Kořán. The remote Šumava settlement confronts him with local rules, smuggling, and feelings for Katy, the daughter of gamekeeper Vavruch.
Svijanský's relationship with Katy encounters differences in education and social standing. Meanwhile, the settlement faces economic changes, smugglers, and extreme weather. Drawing on a region he knew personally, Klostermann presents nature as a force determining human choices and possibilities. The regional novel reveals the fragility of an apparently settled order.
This electronic edition has 245 pages and is listed in EPUB and MOBI formats.
Young forestry assistant Karel Svijanský arrives in Pürstlink, now Březník, to work with forester Kořán. The remote Šumava settlement confronts him with local rules, smuggling, and feelings for Katy, the daughter of gamekeeper Vavruch.
Book information
- Author
- Karel Klostermann
- Publisher
- Franz Gilles von Jilek
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- Česká literatura
- Publication date
- 1. January 2023
- Pages
- 245
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-908329-6-1) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-908329-7-8)
What is Ze světa lesních samot about?
Svijanský's relationship with Katy encounters differences in education and social standing. Meanwhile, the settlement faces economic changes, smugglers, and extreme weather. Drawing on a region he knew personally, Klostermann presents nature as a force determining human choices and possibilities. The regional novel reveals the fragility of an apparently settled order.
Themes and motifs
People and nature
Conditions in Šumava directly shape everyday life.
Social inequality
Different backgrounds and education affect Svijanský and Katy's relationship.
Isolation
The forest settlement separates its community from familiar securities.
Setting
Pürstlink, now Březník, in Šumava on the Czech-Bavarian border.
Main characters
Karel Svijanský
A young forestry assistant arriving at an isolated settlement.
Katy
Gamekeeper Vavruch's daughter, for whom Svijanský develops feelings.
Kořán
A forester familiar with the region's harsh conditions.
Vavruch
A gamekeeper and Katy's father.
Who is this book for?
For readers of classic Czech literature and regional novels in which nature shapes human lives.
Book context
Karel Klostermann's first novel written in Czech was serialized in Osvěta beginning in 1891.
Otázky o knihe
Who wrote the novel?
Karel Klostermann.
Where is it set?
Pürstlink, now Březník, in Šumava.
What complicates Svijanský and Katy's relationship?
Differences in social standing and education.
How long is this edition, and which formats are listed?
245 pages; EPUB and MOBI.
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