▁He ▁was ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁traditional ist ▁and ▁a ▁patri arch ist . ▁ ▁His ▁arg u ably ▁best ▁work , ▁Tro j ka ▁( 1 8 9 7 ), ▁describes ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁three ▁village ▁no blem en ▁and ▁three ▁high - school ers ▁from ▁Lower ▁Car ni ola , ▁who ▁were ▁studying ▁in ▁Vienna ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁conf iding ▁Lov ro ▁Bo jan ec ▁goes ▁through ▁many ▁experiences ▁and ▁later ▁finds ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁family ▁life , ▁the ▁hard - working ▁and ▁exempl ary ▁Dr . ▁Vladimir ▁Drag an ▁becomes ▁a ▁trag ic ▁ru in , ▁and ▁the ▁d andy ▁explo iter ▁Rad iv oj ▁Č uk ▁contin ually ▁proc laim s ▁his ▁patri ot ism ▁while ▁sitting ▁in ▁V ienn ese ▁c af és . ▁The ▁principal ▁female ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁a ▁co qu ette , ▁Ir ma ▁Maj er , ▁who ▁makes ▁the ▁tri o ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her , ▁but ▁is ▁later ▁shot ▁by ▁her ▁su itor , ▁Baron ▁Ber ger . ▁▁ ▁Det ela ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ▁and ▁the ▁light ▁side ▁of ▁life , ▁but ▁his ▁sat ire ▁was ▁not ▁bitter . ▁He ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁teacher ▁than ▁an ▁artist ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁Vari ous ▁era - specific ▁questions ▁are ▁addressed ▁( s ometimes ▁with ▁a ▁learning ▁curve ▁and / or ▁light ▁ir ony ) ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁nov els ▁Rod ol jub je ▁na ▁de ž eli ▁( 1