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In a typically Sardinian setting, through a dramatic love story, Deledda depicts the conflict between two families and their worlds – the peaceful, honest "doves" and the aggressive, greedy "hawks".
Thirteen-year-old Agostino spends the summer at the seaside with his beautiful widowed mother. When she becomes close to her lover, the boy feels rejected and joins the company of rough local boys to get revenge and grow up.
Papini's "Gog", in the edition with an afterword by Mate Ujević, brings a provocative collection of satirical and philosophical writings that expose human weaknesses, social absurdities and the spiritual crisis of modern man.
Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.
Udovica Cesira i njezina kći Rosetta bježe iz bombardiranog Rima u rodnu Ciociariju, gdje proživljavaju glad, strah i bijedu. Oslobođenje donosi tragediju: Rosettu siluju marokanski vojnici, uništavajući njihovu vjeru u Boga i ljude.
Zbirka od 41 kratke priče: likovi djeluju kao "automati" – mehanički, bezvoljno, nesposobni za autentičnu reakciju na životne probleme. Moderni čovjek otuđen, zarobljen u rutini, seksu, novcu i pasivnosti, bez volje ili osjećaja.