Author: Simo Matavulj
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525537172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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In a village in the Dalmatian hinterland, a once-in-a-generation event is about to take place. The time has come for the Jerković clan, whose holy lineage goes back twenty-four generations, to assemble and select a new student among its youth and send him off to a monastery to begin his schooling under the auspices of the clan chief's brother, Friar Bernard. But things quickly take a turn for the worse when a fight nearly breaks out over the presumptive choice, the clan chief's son Bakonja... In his novel Friar Bernard Bakonja, Matavulj offers a revealing and humorous portrayal of life and customs in XIX century Dalmatia, centred on a picturesque monastery and its monks, with all their virtues and weaknesses. The monastery becomes the stage for almost the entire plot, and the nexus in which characters’ hopes, beliefs, fears, and superstitions intersect. With his memorable cast of characters, and impeccable knowledge of local folklore, language, and religion, Matavulj brings to the forefront the essence of life of one whole region and leaves behind an imprint that has withstood the test of time. Translated into English in time for 125th anniversary of its first publication in 1892, the novel stands as a vivid testament to the Dalmatian ethos through centuries past.
Author: Simo Matavulj
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525537164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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In a village in the Dalmatian hinterland, a once-in-a-generation event is about to take place. The time has come for the Jerković clan, whose holy lineage goes back twenty-four generations, to assemble and select a new student among its youth and send him off to a monastery to begin his schooling under the auspices of the clan chief's brother, Friar Bernard. But things quickly take a turn for the worse when a fight nearly breaks out over the presumptive choice, the clan chief's son Bakonja... In his novel Friar Bernard Bakonja, Matavulj offers a revealing and humorous portrayal of life and customs in XIX century Dalmatia, centred on a picturesque monastery and its monks, with all their virtues and weaknesses. The monastery becomes the stage for almost the entire plot, and the nexus in which characters’ hopes, beliefs, fears, and superstitions intersect. With his memorable cast of characters, and impeccable knowledge of local folklore, language, and religion, Matavulj brings to the forefront the essence of life of one whole region and leaves behind an imprint that has withstood the test of time. Translated into English in time for 125th anniversary of its first publication in 1892, the novel stands as a vivid testament to the Dalmatian ethos through centuries past.
Author: Francis Swann
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573613500
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Comedy / Characters: 7 male, 5 female Set Requirements: Interior Produced in New York City. Three young men and three young women share an apartment in all innocence; they are would be stage folk and they are doing this for economic security. Their apartment is immediately above that of a Broadway producer who is about to cast a road company. They rehearse the play but how can they get him upstairs to see it? It happens that the producer is an amateur chef and, right in the middle of a culi
Author: Vasa D. Mihailovich
Publisher:
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Category : Serbian literature
Languages : sr
Pages : 530
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Author: Borislav Pekić
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810111417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The Bernard Johnson translation of Pekic's prize-winning novel. Originally published by Harcourt in 1978. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120906
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
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When an American multi-millionaire is keen to buy an Elizabethan manor, she comes up against fierce opposition from a young boy, Jay, and his band of bowmen. It seems that behind a monumental, seventeenth-century carving lies a hoard of treasure.
Author: Vasko Popa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Author: Ivan V. Lalić
Publisher:
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Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Author: Alex N. Dragnich
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780156806633
Category : Yugoslav War, 1991-1995
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In this highly informative account, Professor Dragnich discusses the ideals and hopes that the South Slavs brought to Yugoslavia, their tortured attempt to create a workable political system, and the reasons behind the recent chaos and violence. "Concise, lucid history . . . a floodlight on the tragic drama unfolding in Yugoslavia."--Publishers Weekly, starred review.
