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A saga about the rise and fall of the Karan family from Lika from the mid-19th century to the present day. The novel follows several generations of the family, intertwining their fates with historical and social upheavals, including wars, migrations, and
The very title of the novel tells us how Kozarac was preoccupied with the uncultivated, dead land that is waiting for a man, a hardworking peasant, who will cultivate it. He called it "dead capital".
The main character, Ivan, explores his roots and family history. Through his travels and encounters with different people, the novel explores themes of identity, belonging, love and the past.
Winter in the south perfectly evokes the atmosphere of fear and war, desperate people in hopeless situations. Gstrein creates incredibly accurate and poignant portraits of people facing their fears and longings.
Written during a nostalgic interval during Cooper's stormy battles with the Whig Press, The Deerslayer (1841) is the last of the world-famous Leatherstocking Tales in point of composition, though first in the biographical sequence.