The diploma thesis explores the novels of Valentin Polanšek, which present us with shocking fate of Carinthian Slovenes who loved their homeland with infinite passion. The autobiographical novel Križ s križi describes Polanšek's youth and the cause of many tragic deaths of his loved ones – the violent Nazi regime he was forced to confront with very early on in his life. In all his novels he puts a lot of emphasis on the force of love and music which represent a lifeline. The Slovenian song, which was frowned upon and banished from public life in the time of the Nazi ascent, was the source of power that ignited courage also in the hearts of the partisans. Polanšek with great zeal describes how the partisan life looks like in the novel Bratovska jesen, where the story of two brothers Šorli – Domen and Matevž, is presented. The novel Sla po svobodi was written according to the oral reports of a partisan Janez Wutte - Luc in a more realistic manner and describes the fight of Slovenian Carinthian partisans.
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