Gjalski's Miserable Stories (1913) is a collection of short prose pieces that examine the silent misery and fragile hope of "little" people under a magnifying glass; the elegance of style and gentle irony reveal the conflict between desire, duty, and a se
If you try to ignore social networks, the Internet, cell phones, and other new-age time wasters for a while and pick up this old-fashioned book of fairy tales - you won't regret it!
Šareni dućan, 2011.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.48 €
Anthology • Croatian literature • Short stories • Serbian literature
A collection of short stories by contemporary authors from Croatia and the ex-YU area. A provocative, ironic, cynical look at the transition of the 90s/2000s: war, nationalism, crime, sex, drugs, rock'n'roll and social decay. "Fuck you" to mainstream and
Rende, 2001.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.42 €
Short stories • Short Stories • Social literature • Italian literature
Collections of short stories from Roman life in the post-war era: ordinary people from the people and the petty bourgeoisie – the poor, workers, small craftsmen – face misery, survival, jealousy, petty deceit and moral compromises in everyday life.