
Blizine, nigdine i fritule
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This edition brings four key stories by Vjenceslav Novak (1859–1905), one of the most important Croatian realists, known for his social sensitivity and depictions of urban poverty at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The story of Gogol is a story of tragic talent, mysticism and madness, of a manuscript that burned, of a nose and an overcoat, of an auditor and dead souls.
The book is not a novel, but a collection that mixes short stories, drama, and essay fragments, with a focus on death, power, and existential dilemmas.
Young Edek lives with his elderly father who tries to keep his son by his side. The boy's longing for freedom and a girl clashes with his father's possessiveness. The pigeons symbolize unattainable freedom. The conflict leads to a tragic ending.
Through these stories, Moravia explores themes of social inequality, the struggle for survival, and human frailty, portraying them with a mix of humor, irony, and realistic observation.
A romantic story by Victor Hugo, the 21st letter from his travelogue "Le Rhin" ("The Rhine", 1842). A romantic classic, similar to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm or Andersen, but with Hugo's deep emotionality and philosophy of eternal love.