
Švicarske novele
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Psychological-pedagogical and social novel by Gottfried Keller. It is the biography of a romantic hero with strong autobiographical touches and precise descriptions of reality, so that novel is considered the first significant work of German realism.
Young Edek lives with his elderly father who tries to keep his son by his side. The boy's longing for freedom and a girl clashes with his father's possessiveness. The pigeons symbolize unattainable freedom. The conflict leads to a tragic ending.
A romantic story by Victor Hugo, the 21st letter from his travelogue "Le Rhin" ("The Rhine", 1842). A romantic classic, similar to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm or Andersen, but with Hugo's deep emotionality and philosophy of eternal love.
A series of children's stories about the kind-hearted doctor John Dolittle who learns to talk to animals, becomes a veterinarian and experiences adventures: he treats monkeys in Africa, sails the sea, rescues a naturalist, encounters pirates and visits ma