by Margita Figuli
translated by John Minahane
Central European University Press,
Budapest, Hungary

2014
170 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-963-386-054-0

This gem of Slovak naturalism was written in 1940. The story takes the reader to a mountain village. The protagonist narrates the vicissitudes, suffering, and success he experiences as he pursues a love affair, resulting in the triumph of pure love.