| Jindřich Šimon Baar | |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Austria-Hungary |
| Death Place: | Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation: | Priest, author |
| Genre: | Novels |
Jindřich Šimon Baar (7 February 1869, Klenčí pod Čerchovem – 24 October 1925, Klenčí pod Čerchovem) was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called country prose. He joined the Czech Catholic modern style, but later severed the ties with that movement.[1] As writer, he emphasized traditional moral values of the countryside.
Born into a peasant family, he did religious studies and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1892. As a priest, he strived, unsuccessfully, for reforms in the church.
Among his novels are:
He also published several short stories and collections of fairy tales.