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Jindřich Šimon Baar Klenčí pod Čerchovem – 24 October 1925, Klenčí pod Čerchovem) was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called country prose. He joined the Czech Catholic modern style, but later severed the ties with that movement.[1] As writer, he emphasized traditional moral values of the countryside.
(7 February 1869,Jindřich Šimon Baar | |
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Born | Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Austria-Hungary | February 7, 1869
Died | October 24, 1925 56) Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Czechoslovakia | (aged
Occupation | Priest, author |
Genre | Novels |
Born into a peasant family, he did religious studies and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1892. As a priest, he strived, unsuccessfully, for reforms in the church.
Among his novels are:
He also published several short stories and collections of fairy tales.
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