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.
Dinko Šimunović’s 1980 collection of short stories presents realistic, psychologically profound tales about the harsh and melancholic life in the Dalmatian Hinterland, highlighting the destinies of ordinary people and their traditions.
Mladost, 1980.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.98 €
American literature • Arabic literature • Short Stories • Social literature
Three stories of love, freedom and resistance to injustice, placing individual conscience against oppressive marriage, cruel laws and the alliance of religious and secular power.
The Wisdom Library, 1947.
English. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Maštovita i klasicistička zbirka u kojoj Hotorn prilagođava poznate grčke mitove i legende mladoj publici na pristupačan način, poput bajke, prenoseći pritom bezvremenske moralne pouke.
Zbirka *Kratke priče* (1951) Prežihova Voranca donosi snažne socijalne priče o teškom životu slovenačkih seljaka, siromašnih ljudi i dece, kao i o njihovoj borbi za opstanak u brdima Koruške.