Vitezović's aphorisms suggest a double reception to the modern reader in a certain, sensitive way.
They should be read in the time when they were written and now, so to speak, timeless, when the so-called reality surpassed and rhymed with many "harsh words" with its original satire.
The book Uncle Joseph (1988) is a satirical collection of 15 stories about the life of Joseph Stalin, written by the Finnish writer and forestry expert (1927–2009) as "memories of a contemporary." The moral of the work is that power corrupts, and satire h
Znanje, 1992.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.54 - 7.12 €
Croatian literature • Humor and Satire • Novel
When it was first published in 2000, Tomić's novel What is a Man Without a Mustache instantly became a bestseller, and over the next few years it went through a series of new editions, dramatizations, and a film adaptation. First edition.
"Veseli šalabachter" is a witty, playful and very accessible collection that shows through humor how one can write about ordinary topics in a completely unexpected way.
Karitativni fond UPT, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
2.98 €
Humor and Satire • Novel • Czech literature
Bohumil Hrabal, a Czech writer known for his lyrical grotesque and humor, in his novel The Town Where Time Stood Still evokes childhood in the small town of Libeň (part of Prague), where time seems to stand still in a magical but melancholic world.