An heiligen Wassern: Roman aus dem schweizerischen Hochgebirge

A high mountain valley is portrayed through precise landscape detail and the quotidian rhythms of village life, where a shared water supply structures agriculture, ritual, and local governance. Episodes follow villagers on steep paths and across terraced vineyards, at a chapel adorned with flowers, and in communal meetings about water and neighborhood matters. Interactions among residents illuminate tensions between customary practice and practical needs, the ties of kinship and friendship, and the ever-present hazards of the alpine environment. The work combines pastoral description and social scenes to show how environment, institutions, and personal relationships shape daily existence in a remote mountain community.