Starec in jaz

The narrator, in his early twenties, is inexperienced, aimless and soft, crippled by a weak will to persevere and learn. He meets an old man, a music teacher who lives in great austerity and is willing to give himself to him: day after day he passes on his knowledge, patiently teaches him the piano, tells him about art and instils in him a passion for literature. His conditions are strict and Spartan, built on discipline and daily routine, but his generosity and hard-won wisdom help the young man take responsibility for himself, until he can sit the entrance exam at the academy. A delicate bond of affection and respect grows between them, threatened neither by the sixty years between them nor by the old teacher's partly restrained erotic hopes.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

203 pages in the original

Genres

Coming of age (assigned by AI)

First published

2017 by Litera

ISBN

9789617018462 (original)