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The novel "Martin Kacur", which dates from 1907, tells the engrossing story of a young schoolteacher who moves from one provincial Slovene town to the next, trying to enlighten his countrymen and countrywomen but instead receiving only the mistrust and scorn of the traditional-minded and petty population. The novel is a ruthless analysis and self-analysis of the failure of an abstract idealist. Cankar's characterizations of duplicitous political and religious leaders (the village priest, the mayor, other teachers, doctors, etc.) and the treacherous social scene are remarkable in their engaging clarity.

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Introduction Part One /Chapter One /Chapter Two /Chapter Three Part Two /Chapter One /Chapter Two /Chapter Three Part Three /Chapter One /Chapter Two /Chapter Three

Martin KačUr: The Biography of an Idealist

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      Publisher: Central European University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/03/2009
      ISBN13: 9789639776418, 978-9639776418
      ISBN10: 9639776416

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      Book Synopsis
      The novel "Martin Kacur", which dates from 1907, tells the engrossing story of a young schoolteacher who moves from one provincial Slovene town to the next, trying to enlighten his countrymen and countrywomen but instead receiving only the mistrust and scorn of the traditional-minded and petty population. The novel is a ruthless analysis and self-analysis of the failure of an abstract idealist. Cankar's characterizations of duplicitous political and religious leaders (the village priest, the mayor, other teachers, doctors, etc.) and the treacherous social scene are remarkable in their engaging clarity.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Part One /Chapter One /Chapter Two /Chapter Three Part Two /Chapter One /Chapter Two /Chapter Three Part Three /Chapter One /Chapter Two /Chapter Three

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