Angel of Mercy

The fifth continuation of the complete works of Vladimir Körner. A balladic story from the Austro-Hungarian army's wartime lazarette during the First World War. The young widow Anežka wants to atone for the evil done by her husband, Major c. k. of the army. She volunteers to nurse the wounded. She begins a love affair with one of them, which ends tragically. Vladimír Körner's dark novel was first published in book form in 1988, and in 1993 it became the subject of a feature film directed by Miloslav Luther.