The Man of God

The English translation of The Man of God clearly puts the dilemma and temptations of the pastor in Dumala, a short novel by the aristocratic German writer Eduard von Keyserling at the forefront.

Dumala is an ideal choice for readers who love to read a snow-packed novel in the heart of winter. As the cover of the German DTV edition shows the rural setting in a snow-laden landscape, the characters's main mode of travel in the novel is by sleigh ride, drawn by horses.

In fact, the story has a fairy-tale like character

The dilemma and temptations of the pastor can be very vividly imagined, and together with the tragedy of the baroness, their psychological portraits are very real, and not without true drama.

It is a pity Eduard von Keyserling show more finds so few readers on LT. His voice is entirely unique, and unlike novelists of the same period. show less

Atmosfere da finis Austriae.

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Un forte vento aveva spazzato via le nebbie. Quando Werner ritornò verso sera a casa da una passeggiata nel villaggio dietro il bosco, c'era un cielo dorato sulla campagna.
Attraverso i rami umidi degli abeti filtrava un'intensa luce giallo oro.
Werner lasciò che la luce agisse su di lui. Non voleva pensare, voleva solo assorbire in sé la vita chiara e muta di quella luce.