Humor and Satire • Slavonia, Baranja & Srijem
Osječani, gdje ste, da ste: Društvena kronika umirovljenika Lojzeka
Alojzije Šmit
In his book Osijekians, where are you, if you were... (1994), Alojzije Šmit presents a humorous and nostalgic social chronicle through the character of the pensioner Lojzek.
Through anecdotes and memories of the pensioner Lojzek, the author brings everyday life in Osijek to life, depicting its inhabitants, customs and the atmosphere of the city. The work is enriched with illustrations that further evoke the spirit of the time and place.
Translation
Jasenka Jurašek Denin, Tatjana Mioković
Editor
Ivan Plačko
Illustrations
Marin Topić, Vladimir Džanko, Vilim Kuti, Krunoslav Šmit
The third volume of Collected Works contains Chekhov's most extensive novella, "A Drama in Hunting," as well as a number of longer stories from the period 1885-1886. There are humoresques such as Silo in a Bag, Eh, That Audience, and A Lot of Paper, as we
Zora, 1959.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.74 €
Humor and Satire • Historical novel • Novel • Czech literature
Jiří Šotola's quasi-historical novel Pile on a Spit depicts the absurdity of life through the story of the antihero – the puppeteer Matija Pile (Matěj Kuře), a puppeteer of history during the Napoleonic Wars. The novel criticizes totalitarianism through b
August Cesarec, 1983.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The League of Fishermen brings together everything that makes us read Marija Andrijašević: complex characters, flexible and sumptuous language, convincing dialogues and stories that will hook you with discreet humor.