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Set in a secluded rural valley of nineteenth-century Croatia, The Millers’ Children is a powerful realist novella that traces the fragile boundary between innocence and violence, love and social judgment, communal order and collective cruelty.
Among a row of watermills lives Marija, a gentle and radiant young woman, and Pavao, the cheerful son of a respected miller. Their childhood affection ripens into love, watched over—sometimes warmly, sometimes resentfully—by parents, neighbors, and an entire village bound together by custom, faith, superstition, and gossip. What begins as a tender story of courtship unfolds into a broader portrait of rural life, where joy and brutality exist side by side, and where private happiness is never entirely private.
As rumors spread, passions ignite, and fear grips the community, the village reveals its darker face: moral panic, envy, and the dangerous force of the crowd. Jorgovanić depicts not heroes and villains, but human beings caught in social mechanisms stronger than themselves—conscription, poverty, alcohol, superstition, and the relentless pressure of communal opinion.
Written with lyrical sensitivity and sharp psychological insight, The Millers’ Children stands as a striking example of nineteenth-century South Slavic realism. It combines pastoral beauty with social critique, intimate love with public judgment, and quiet irony with moments of stark tragedy.
This edition presents a carefully edited English translation of Rikard Jorgovanić’s most substantial prose work, restoring a forgotten voice of Central European literature for modern readers.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Set in a secluded rural valley of nineteenth-century Croatia, The Millers' Children is a powerful realist novella that traces the fragile boundary between innocence and violence, love and social judgment, communal order and collective cruelty.Among a row of watermills lives Marija, a gentle and radiant young woman, and Pavao, the cheerful son of a respected miller. Their childhood affection ripens into love, watched over-sometimes warmly, sometimes resentfully-by parents, neighbors, and an entire village bound together by custom, faith, superstition, and gossip. What begins as a tender story of courtship unfolds into a broader portrait of rural life, where joy and brutality exist side by side, and where private happiness is never entirely private.As rumors spread, passions ignite, and fear grips the community, the village reveals its darker face: moral panic, envy, and the dangerous force of the crowd. Jorgovanic depicts not heroes and villains, but human beings caught in social mechanisms stronger than themselves-conscription, poverty, alcohol, superstition, and the relentless pressure of communal opinion.Written with lyrical sensitivity and sharp psychological insight, The Millers' Children stands as a striking example of nineteenth-century South Slavic realism. It combines pastoral beauty with social critique, intimate love with public judgment, and quiet irony with moments of stark tragedy.This edition presents a carefully edited English translation of Rikard Jorgovanic's most substantial prose work, restoring a forgotten voice of Central European literature for modern readers. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247206934
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Set in a secluded rural valley of nineteenth-century Croatia, The Millers' Children is a powerful realist novella that traces the fragile boundary between innocence and violence, love and social judgment, communal order and collective cruelty.Among a row of watermills lives Marija, a gentle and radiant young woman, and Pavao, the cheerful son of a respected miller. Their childhood affection ripens into love, watched over-sometimes warmly, sometimes resentfully-by parents, neighbors, and an entire village bound together by custom, faith, superstition, and gossip. What begins as a tender story of courtship unfolds into a broader portrait of rural life, where joy and brutality exist side by side, and where private happiness is never entirely private.As rumors spread, passions ignite, and fear grips the community, the village reveals its darker face: moral panic, envy, and the dangerous force of the crowd. Jorgovanic depicts not heroes and villains, but human beings caught in social mechanisms stronger than themselves-conscription, poverty, alcohol, superstition, and the relentless pressure of communal opinion.Written with lyrical sensitivity and sharp psychological insight, The Millers' Children stands as a striking example of nineteenth-century South Slavic realism. It combines pastoral beauty with social critique, intimate love with public judgment, and quiet irony with moments of stark tragedy.This edition presents a carefully edited English translation of Rikard Jorgovanic's most substantial prose work, restoring a forgotten voice of Central European literature for modern readers. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247206934
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Set in a secluded rural valley of nineteenth-century Croatia, The Millers' Children is a powerful realist novella that traces the fragile boundary between innocence and violence, love and social judgment, communal order and collective cruelty.Among a row of watermills lives Marija, a gentle and radiant young woman, and Pavao, the cheerful son of a respected miller. Their childhood affection ripens into love, watched over-sometimes warmly, sometimes resentfully-by parents, neighbors, and an entire village bound together by custom, faith, superstition, and gossip. What begins as a tender story of courtship unfolds into a broader portrait of rural life, where joy and brutality exist side by side, and where private happiness is never entirely private.As rumors spread, passions ignite, and fear grips the community, the village reveals its darker face: moral panic, envy, and the dangerous force of the crowd. Jorgovanic depicts not heroes and villains, but human beings caught in social mechanisms stronger than themselves-conscription, poverty, alcohol, superstition, and the relentless pressure of communal opinion.Written with lyrical sensitivity and sharp psychological insight, The Millers' Children stands as a striking example of nineteenth-century South Slavic realism. It combines pastoral beauty with social critique, intimate love with public judgment, and quiet irony with moments of stark tragedy.This edition presents a carefully edited English translation of Rikard Jorgovanic's most substantial prose work, restoring a forgotten voice of Central European literature for modern readers. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247206934
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