Bakonja fra Brne

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Bakonja fra Brne

Bakonja fra Brne is a novel published in 1892 by Simo Matavulj. The plot is set in Dalmatinska Zagora around 1870, and the title character is a young man who, following the family tradition, becomes one of the Franciscan monks in the Visovac monastery.

Bakonja fra brane / Pripovijesti

Adio kauboju

The novel itself is conceptually carried by a lucid comparison of Dalmatia and the Wild West: on a thematic level, cowboys are the mythical place of the childhood of the main character and her brother.

Život je negdje drugdje

Jaromil, a young poet raised by a possessive mother, seeks a "real life" in poetry and revolution. His lyrical youth, love, and idealism lead him into conformity and betrayal of intimate relationships – he dies young and unfulfilled.

Dobar dan, drugovi

Good Day, Comrades is a charming novel, subtle in its depiction of the political difficulties of a small, little-known African nation.