Jindřich Šimon Baar
Jindřich Šimon Baar was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called country prose. He joined the Czech Catholic modern style, but later severed the ties with that movement. As writer, he emphasized traditional moral values of the countryside.
Born into a peasant family, he did religious studies and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1892. As a priest, he strived, unsuccessfully, for reforms in the church.Works
Among his novels are:
- Cestou křížovou – the first fruit, autobiographic description of the uneasy life as a reform priest
- Pro kravičku
- Farská panička
- Farské historky
- Jan Cimbura – highly idealized depiction of peasant life
- historical trilogy: Paní komisarka, Osmačtyřicátníci and Lůsy
He also published several short stories and collections of fairy tales.
