The Peasants

The Peasants deals not only with the everyday life of people, but also with traditions connected with the most important Polish festivals.

Traditions connected with everyday life: Impressionism - a style in painting developed in France in the late 19th century that uses colour to show the effects of light on things and to suggest atmosphere rather than showing exact details.

The most famous fragment of the book when naturalism is shown is when Jakub – the farmhand - is cutting his leg.

A 1922 film adaptation was directed by Eugeniusz Modzelewski; all copies (even incomplete ones) were lost during WWII.

[2] The world premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2023, in the Special Presentations section.

Władysław Reymont, ca 1897
Family Tree and Interfamilial relationships of the characters featured in Władysław Reymont's novel The Peasants. Based on the "List of Selected Character Names" appendix on Anna Zaranko's 2023 English translation of the book.