Humor and Satire • Slavonia, Baranja & Srijem
Osječani, gdje ste, da ste: Društvena kronika umirovljenika Lojzeka
Alojzije Šmit
In his book Osijekians, where are you, if you were... (1994), Alojzije Šmit presents a humorous and nostalgic social chronicle through the character of the pensioner Lojzek.
Through anecdotes and memories of the pensioner Lojzek, the author brings everyday life in Osijek to life, depicting its inhabitants, customs and the atmosphere of the city. The work is enriched with illustrations that further evoke the spirit of the time and place.
Translation
Jasenka Jurašek Denin, Tatjana Mioković
Editor
Ivan Plačko
Illustrations
Marin Topić, Vladimir Džanko, Vilim Kuti, Krunoslav Šmit
The League of Fishermen brings together everything that makes us read Marija Andrijašević: complex characters, flexible and sumptuous language, convincing dialogues and stories that will hook you with discreet humor.
Oceanmore, 2024.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
11.98 €
Essays and diaries • Humor and Satire • Comedy
A satirical, uncompromising and highly provocative book by Denis Leary, comedian and stand-up artist, written in the form of a long, cynical, swearing and aggressive monologue that reads like an extended stand-up performance on paper.
Penguin books, 2009.
English. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.36 €
Humor and Satire • Short stories • Novele • Short Stories • Russian literature
The third volume of Collected Works contains Chekhov's most extensive novella, "A Drama in Hunting," as well as a number of longer stories from the period 1885-1886. There are humoresques such as Silo in a Bag, Eh, That Audience, and A Lot of Paper, as we
Zora, 1959.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.74 €
British literature • Humor and Satire • Psychological novel
Jane Wenham-Jones, the British master of humor and irony, in the novel How to Raise a Roof leads us through the hilarious and painful adventures of Cari, a woman on the verge of financial and emotional ruin.