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Babicka is a novella written by Czech writer Bozena Nemcova in 1855. It is her most popular work and is regarded as a classic piece of Czech literature. The book describes an idealised account of the author's childhood. The plot weaves together a remembrance of the agrarian rhythm of life with the love stories of several women, which reveal more of the history and customs of that area. The principal action revolves around the love lives of Viktorka, Kristla, and the Countess.Tags
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Vypráví příběh moudré a laskavé stařenky, která přichází žít k rodině své dcery na Staré bělidlo. Skrze její každodenní starosti, vztah k přírodě, tradicím a lidem poznáváme hodnoty, jako jsou láska, úcta, víra a rodinná soudržnost. Kniha je nejen oslavou obyčejného života, ale i výrazem autorčiny nostalgie po dětství a rodném kraji.
I've always wanted to find this in English, but always found only one copy at a time, usually for about $300. In a 'duh' moment, I checked my local library--ta da! One copy, on its way to me...
Sounds as if it's to Czechs what 'Little Women' is to Americans...
Sounds as if it's to Czechs what 'Little Women' is to Americans...
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Jedno z najznámejších diel Boženy Němcovej, českej autorky mnohých krásnych rozprávok pre deti. Vo svojom nezabudnuteľnom románe s autobiografickými črtami si nás opäť a opäť jej babička , plná ľudskosti, lásky a dobroty podmaňuje...
Apr 9, 2022Slovak
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- Canonical title
- The Grandmother: A Story of Country Life in Bohemia
- Original title
- Babička
- Original publication date
- 1855
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 891.86 — Literature & rhetoric Literatures of other languages East Indo-European and Celtic literatures West and South Slavic languages (Bulgarian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, and Macedonian) Czech
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- PG5038 .N4 .B3 — Language and Literature Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language Slavic. Baltic. Albanian Slavic Czech
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- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 27
- ASINs
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