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Pripovetke

Pripovijetke

Dinko Šimunović (1873–1933) is one of the most important modern Croatian storytellers. His stories often deal with the themes of the Dalmatian hinterland, depicting the life, customs and mentality of the people of that region.

Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #4: Dan izvan grada

The fourth volume of Chekhov's works contains novellas and humoresques, which were mostly written in 1886. Still writing for a fee in daily newspapers, Chekhov often had to subordinate his art to comprehensibility and cheap humor due to the taste of the r

Rimske priče: izbor

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.

Pripovijetke

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

Giocondin posmijeh i druge pripovijesti

The Laughing of Gioconda and Other Stories (1921) is a collection of short stories by Aldous Huxley. It humorously and cynically depicts marital intrigue, the boredom of bourgeois life, human vanity, and the moral decline of modern society.