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A collection of the best stories by Elin Pelin, translated by Ivan Esih. It brings powerful, realistic and warm stories from the Bulgarian countryside – poverty, suffering, cunning, humor and the deep humanity of the ordinary peasant.
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.
"For the Cow" by Jindřich Šimon Baar is a short story about a boy who feels a deep attachment to his cow and, despite poverty and environmental pressures, demonstrates selflessness, responsibility, and moral strength.
A cultural essay and guidebook, a humorous tale of cuisine with historiosophical reflections, spiced with brilliant humor and self-irony.
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.
A series of children's stories about the kind-hearted doctor John Dolittle who learns to talk to animals, becomes a veterinarian and experiences adventures: he treats monkeys in Africa, sails the sea, rescues a naturalist, encounters pirates and visits ma