Tall Story - Candy Gourlay
Be careful what you wish for . . . Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but…
Děj se odehrává ve 40. letech 19. století v podhůří Krkonoš, ve vesnici Pozdětín. Soustředil se na otázku buditelských kněží a učitelů. Hlavní postavy jsou učitel Čížek, preceptor Čermák a farář Stehlík, kteří zobrazují české buditele a vlastence. V tomto díle jim autor vzdává dík za vykonanou práci. Hlavním hrdinou je Karel Čermák, který se stěhuje do Pozdětína. Sbližuje se zde s místními obyvateli, najde zde lásku a dobrou práci. Román navazuje svou citovostí na sentimentální povídku, v níž převládá kladný životní princip, který přestavuje idylické soužití. Doporučená školní četba.
Be careful what you wish for . . . Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but…
One of the key features of modern economic growth is the process of structural transformation, which is the movement of workers from agriculture to manufacturing and services. This study identifies different routes to structural transformation…
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