DUMALA | I EDIZ. 1989 | EDUARD VON KEYSERLING

Dumala is a psychologically rich novel (1908) by Eduard von Keyserling that captures the fading world of Baltic aristocracy through subtle impressionistic prose and introspective depth. It centers on Pastor Erwin Werner, stationed near the remote Dumala estate, who navigates his spiritual duties, inner moral conflicts, and uneasy attraction toward the young Baroness Karola. The narrative unfolds during a snow-bound winter, suffused with atmospheric landscapes, emotional restraint, and a pervasive sense of decay. Werner's suppressed desires, isolation, and moral introspection evoke a quietly tragic worldview. Themes of duty versus desire, solitude, and the destabilizing passage of time resonate in this finely wrought tragedy.