Original title Hrvatski bog Mars Publication date 1922, 1933, 1947 | Language Croatian Originally published 1922 Country Yugoslavia | |
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Genre collection of short stories Works by Miroslav Krleža The Return of Philip Latinowicz, Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh, The Banquet in Blitva, On the edge of reason | ||
Croatian God Mars (Croatian: Hrvatski bog Mars), is a collection of short stories, mostly anti-war and social topics by Miroslav Krleža, considered by many as the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century. A short story collection that depicted the exploitation of peasants and the miserable condition of the Croatian soldier. Hrvatski bog Mars proved to be his most notable short story collection.
It was first released in year 1922, then again in 1933, and in its final form in 1947.
Stories
English translations of the first, fourth, and fifth story are available in Harbors Rich in Ships: Selected Revolutionary Writings. Translated by Željko Cipriš. New York: Monthly Review Press, 2017.
References
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