![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Reymont's powerful storytelling will transport readers back in time and immerse them in the rich cultural heritage of Poland's countryside. With its vivid descriptions of nature, vivid characters, and gripping plot, this novel is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the complex social and economic forces that shaped the lives of ordinary people during this period. Peasants by Wladyslaw Reymont is a literary masterpiece that offers a unique perspective on rural life in 19th century Poland. Richly lyrical and thrillingly realist, at turns comic, tragic and reflective, Wladyslaw Reymont's magnum opus is a love song to a lasting dream of rural Poland, and to the eternal, timeless matters of the heart. Over the course of four seasons - Autumn to Summer - the tangled skein of their story unravels, watched eagerly by the other peasants- the gossip Jagustynka, pious Roch, hot-blooded Mateusz, gentle Witek. Boryna, a widower and the village's wealthiest farmer, has taken the young and beautiful Jagusia as his bride - but she only has eyes for his impetuous son Antek. ![]() In the village of Lipce, scandal, romance and drama crackle in every hearth. ![]()
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