Jindřich Šimon Baar Czech pronunciationⓘ (7 February 1869, Klenčí pod Čerchovem – 24 October 1925, Klenčí pod Čerchovem) 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.

[1] 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.

Among his novels are: He also published several short stories and collections of fairy tales.