Vitezović's aphorisms suggest a double reception to the modern reader in a certain, sensitive way.
They should be read in the time when they were written and now, so to speak, timeless, when the so-called reality surpassed and rhymed with many "harsh words" with its original satire.
"Veseli šalabachter" is a witty, playful and very accessible collection that shows through humor how one can write about ordinary topics in a completely unexpected way.
Karitativni fond UPT, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
2.98 €
Humor and Satire • Historical novel • Novel • Czech literature
Jiří Šotola's quasi-historical novel Pile on a Spit depicts the absurdity of life through the story of the antihero – the puppeteer Matija Pile (Matěj Kuře), a puppeteer of history during the Napoleonic Wars. The novel criticizes totalitarianism through b
August Cesarec, 1983.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Mistakenly kidnapped and tied to a ceiling beam, Sam Jones tries to remember her special love adventure. The painful blows, along with her innate humor, will encourage the heroine to focus all her peace of mind on solving life's problems.