Project Gutenberg 2010-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 495 Jókai, Mór 1825 1904 Jokai, Maurus Jokai, Mor Gerard, Frances A. Fekete gyémántok. English Black Diamonds: A Novel Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Black Diamonds: A Novel" by Mór Jókai is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a coal-mining community, primarily following the life of Ivan Behrend, the owner of the Bondavara coal-mine, as he grapples with personal ambitions, isolation, and emerging feelings for a young worker named Evila. The novel explores themes of love, social class, and the harsh reality of life in a coal-mining town. The opening of the novel introduces us to a dark, underground cavern where Ivan Behrend searches for hidden treasures amidst the coal. His solitary explorations reflect his intense dedication to uncovering secrets of the earth while hinting at the psychological isolation he endures. As the narrative shifts to the coal mine, we meet Evila, a young worker with a difficult life, and we witness the stark contrast between Ivan’s world and hers. The chapter intensifies as it portrays the brutal reality of love and relationships in this grim environment, especially through Evila’s turbulent connection with her violent betrothed, Peter. The rich and evocative descriptions set the tone for a story that intertwines personal struggles and broader societal critiques. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Hungarian fiction -- Translations into English PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 823194 2025-06-13T10:34:45.152393 text/html 835851 2020-03-25T11:18:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 308162 2020-03-25T11:19:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 407149 2025-06-13T10:35:00.368335 application/epub+zip 414234 2025-06-13T10:34:49.789376 application/epub+zip 398513 2025-06-13T10:34:47.800340 application/epub+zip 731013 2025-06-13T10:35:08.111274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652639 2025-06-13T10:34:58.748311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573632 2022-09-15T05:45:02.793381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763300 2025-06-13T10:34:43.036413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 763175 2010-06-03T05:25:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 294175 2010-06-03T05:25:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 762886 2010-06-03T05:25:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 293996 2010-06-03T05:25:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 762891 2010-06-03T05:25:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293807 2010-06-03T05:25:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22645 2025-06-13T10:35:08.291231 application/rdf+xml 15207 2025-06-13T10:34:48.427340 image/jpeg 4417 2025-06-13T10:34:48.116335 image/jpeg 382052 2025-06-13T10:34:45.226491 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog hu.wikipedia en.wikipedia