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The outstanding Swiss writer Jeremiah Gotthelf (1797–1854), a pastor and head of the community, skillfully mastered the harsh style of the Bible and images of folk mysticism, the art of preaching, and the language of tradition. His unique works are dark and ruthless tales of human fall, and at times, the heavy redemption of unbearable sin… Depicting the complexity of the historical situation, the hardships and despair of his people, Gotthelf has remained in the history of literature as the author of universal parables, which he shaped into terrifying stories… Stories about how to remain a worthy person in a world where the dance of death rages.