Through the characters that appear in these seven short stories, the Czech author talks about friendship, love and sex, and about the ways in which people escape from cruel reality.
Through seemingly humorous situations seasoned with irony and sarcasm, the author actually forces the reader to introspect and think about these concepts...
Original title
Smešne lasky
Translation
Aleksandar Ilić
Editor
Vidosav Stevanović, Milutin Stanisavac, Milan Komnenić, Zoran Živković i Milisav Savić
Jaromil, a young poet raised by a possessive mother, seeks a "real life" in poetry and revolution. His lyrical youth, love, and idealism lead him into conformity and betrayal of intimate relationships – he dies young and unfulfilled.
Znanje, 1979.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.86 €
Short stories • Romance Novels • Short Stories
An anthology of short love stories from world literature, selected for a wide audience in socialist Yugoslavia. Hadžić's selection highlights quality and diversity, making it a valuable example of Yugoslav popular literature.
Novinarsko izdavačko poduzeće, 1961.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
4.36 - 4.64 €
Humor and Satire • Short stories • Novele • Short Stories • Russian literature
The third volume of Collected Works contains Chekhov's most extensive novella, "A Drama in Hunting," as well as a number of longer stories from the period 1885-1886. There are humoresques such as Silo in a Bag, Eh, That Audience, and A Lot of Paper, as we
Zora, 1959.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
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.
A collection of short stories in which the author, in a poetic style, portrays man as the backbone of all events, and the beauty of Russia and the Russian soul in all its fullness.