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Jergović's stories ironically depict a childhood and an upbringing. The only reality of this autobiographical prose is moving from place to place and from country to country. Strength and beauty are found in the subtle threads with which he weaves his ima
"Sikamura" is a collection that does not offer clear answers, but rather encourages the reader to interpret and reflect, making it demanding but significant in the context of contemporary literature.
Flipping through old Italian chronicles, Stendhal finds motifs for a series of his novels in which he depicts the passions of the Middle Ages and the unrestrained madness of the Renaissance.
"Idylls and Memories" (1893) is a collection of stories by the Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski, known for his portrayal of social situations and the landscape of Hrvatski Zagorje.
The book contains about twenty stories connected into one whole by the main character (the writer Oskar). It is, therefore, a kind of novel that, through intimate confessions, actually talks about the loneliness of the modern intellectual.
The First Haircut, a short story written in 1970 and published in 1976, is the first in a series of prose pieces by Bohumil Hrabal describing Nymburk, the town where he spent his childhood. In 1981, The First Haircut was adapted for the screen by Jiry Men