The peasants, [vol. 2]

Translated by Michael Henry Dziewicki

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"The Peasants, [vol. 2]: Winter" by Władysław Stanisław Reymont is the second volume of a four-part novel published in 1904. Set in a Polish village, this installment follows the winter season in the lives of peasant families torn apart by conflict. Wealthy patriarch Maciej Boryna clashes with his son Antek over land and a beautiful young woman named Jagna, while tensions simmer between the village and local nobility. Rich with Polish customs and traditions, the novel captures the rhythms of rural life intertwined with nature's cycles.

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