Flipping through old Italian chronicles, Stendhal finds motifs for a series of his novels in which he depicts the passions of the Middle Ages and the unrestrained madness of the Renaissance.
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
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.
Otokar Keršovani, 1966.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.98 €
Croatian literature • Short Stories • School reading
This edition brings four key stories by Vjenceslav Novak (1859–1905), one of the most important Croatian realists, known for his social sensitivity and depictions of urban poverty at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Zagrebačka stvarnost, 2001.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.36 - 7.32 €
Croatian literature • Short Stories • School reading
The collection "Short Stories" brings a representative selection of Šimunović's most famous prose, in which he depicts the tragedy of human destinies and the subtle psychology of characters through motifs of the Dalmatian hinterland, childhood, and social