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The Laughing of Gioconda and Other Stories (1921) is a collection of short stories by Aldous Huxley. It humorously and cynically depicts marital intrigue, the boredom of bourgeois life, human vanity, and the moral decline of modern society.
Under Old Roofs (1886) is a collection of short stories by Ksaver Šandor Gjalski. It realistically and nostalgically depicts the decline of the Zagorje noble manors, old customs, and the conflict between generations during the collapse of feudal society.
The Pentalogy of Tragedies is a collection of five dark, philosophical dramas that explore human guilt, suffering, and moral limits. The characters, faced with their own evil, discover how difficult it is to preserve humanity in a world without meaning.
This book collects the narrative work of A. P. Chekhov, which was written during his most mature years. In addition, his travelogues "From Siberia" and "Sakhalin Island" have also been published.
The collection leaves an impression of melancholy, but also of the quiet beauty of everyday life.
The book belongs to the realistic, sometimes brutally realistic prose of the second half of the 20th century.