The Orchid Hunters
Author:
Frantisek Flos (1)
Category:
Prose (454)
Novel (280)
Czech literature (2)
Translator:
Armine Asryan (9)
Age Recommendation: 13+
In the early 1890s, experienced gardener František Doležal, his young companion Václav Veverka, and thirteen-year-old Jeník Satrapa travel to Mexico and other parts of Central America in search of rare orchids. Their journey through tropical forests brings them into contact with unfamiliar landscapes, local communities, and harsh living conditions. The people they meet and the trials they face reveal the contradictions of a distant world and shape Jeník’s gradual coming of age.