Description
This Czech-language novel by Slovenian poet and prose writer Kajetan Kovič quietly unfolds as a grand celebration of “ordinary” human life, which becomes a unique, colourful and moving adventure. The narrator, the author’s alter ego, follows the life of his uncle France M., a merchant, soldier and innkeeper whose journey from Vienna’s salons through the Galician front to the vineyards of his native Slovenia contains everything that defines human existence: passion, foolishness, pain, laughter and reconciliation. With poetic sensitivity and a sense of irony, Kovič brings a vanished world to life, from the carefree whirl of Viennese waltzes to the raw reality of war, showing that even the simplest moments contain the poetry of being. Filled with the scents of wine, songs, sadness and joy, the novel is written with understanding for every human weakness and reminds us why life is always worth saying yes to.
Information
Author: Kovič Kajetan
Language: Czech
Publication date: January 15, 2026
Manufacturer: Pavel Mervart
Genres: Novels, Books, Fiction, World fiction
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 370
ISBN/EAN: 9788074656989