Jindřich Šimon Baar
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Jindřich Šimon Baar Czech pronunciationⓘ (7 February 1869, 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.
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Jindřich Šimon Baar | |
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Born | (1869-02-07)February 7, 1869 Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Austria-Hungary |
Died | October 24, 1925(1925-10-24) (aged 56) Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Czechoslovakia |
Occupation | Priest, author |
Genre | Novels |
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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.