Osud je černý jezdec - George Eliotová

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Povídku Opona budoucnosti vypráví muž na sklonku svých dní, který byl obdařen neblahým darem číst myšlenky jiných a předvídat věci příští, a může nás těšit, že se její část odehrává v magické Praze. Láska se v ní mísí s nenávistí, naděje se zklamáním, okamžiky úlevy s marnou snahou vypravěče setřást svou nezáviděníhodnou schopnost… A nade vším ční jeho milovaná manželka jako krásná, ale také velmi záhadná a temná postava. V povídce Bratr Jakoubek se setkáváme s vychytralým Davidem Levým a jeho duševně zaostalým, avšak svým způsobem bystrým bratrem Jakoubkem, který Davida přistihne u špatného skutku a jako nelítostná Nemesis se zjeví ve chvíli, kdy se David vrací ze Západní Indie a pod smyšlenou identitou stoupá na společenském žebříčku. George Eliotová zaujme austenovsky prokreslenými charaktery postav, mistrovským líčením prostředí, nečekanými dějovými zvraty a v neposlední řadě smyslem pro humor. Její povídky neztratily ani po půl druhém století svůj půvab a potvrzují její oprávněnou přítomnost mezi největšími spisovatelkami 19. století.

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