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.
DiVič, 1999.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.46 €
A philosophical novel • Short stories • Social literature • Italian literature
A collection of 41 short stories: the characters act like "automatons" – mechanical, listless, incapable of authentic reaction to life's problems. Modern man alienated, trapped in routine, sex, money and passivity, without will or feelings.
Aleš Čar, one of the most respected contemporary Slovenian prose writers, in his collection of stories In Disrepair portrays the contemporary "ordinary man" – the Jederman or Jederfrau – at the crossroads of youth and maturity through fourteen short stori
Fraktura, 2006.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.26 €
Short stories • German literature • Short Stories
In fifty short humorous stories, Kaminer reveals his magnificent storytelling and humorous talent. His stories show how even everyday shopping can be a great experience, and crazy adventures and unique discoveries are around every corner.
Fraktura, 2003.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.46 €
Croatian literature • Short stories • Short Stories
Inšalh, Madonna, Inšalah by Miljenko Jergović is a collection of stories whose richness of motifs and emotions branches out like carved ivory – in each story a story, in each destiny an entire world.
Durieux, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
16.32 €
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.