Jakobova molitev

Jakob Bem, the son of very wealthy parents, has renounced his riches to become a priest among the poor; the villagers are used to priests as poor as themselves and speak of him as learned and devoted to God. We follow him from his first Mass to his posts as chaplain and parish priest, while the Second World War rages around the village: the partisans' attack on the German and Home Guard troops, among whom serves Jakob's own brother, begins with the toppling of the wayside chapels below the pilgrimage church. The story passes from one character to another, from members of Jakob's family to the people he meets, revealing shared secrets, while Jakob's own voice is heard in his long prayers.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

291 pages in the original

Genres

War, Historical (assigned by AI)

Set in

Slovenia, 1940s

First published

2003 by LUD Literatura

Author's age

51 when first published

ISBN

9789616098526 (original)