The first association with the poet Ratko Zvrko is the unforgettable character of Grga Čvarko or the poems Moja baka and Maćuhica. Let’s remember… Ratko Zvrko was a Croatian writer, journalist, translator, and boxer who initially published his poems under the pseudonym Marijan Vučić in periodicals and in numerous collections and picture books. He was … Read more
Sándor Márai (originally Sándor Károly Henrik Grosschmied de Mára) was born on April 11, 1900 in the city of Kassa, now known as Košice in Slovakia. He studied in Leipzig and as a young man, he traveled and visited the major European cities. He belonged to the Central European cultural circle. The characters in his … Read more
José Saramago – Let’s Return to Philosophy When it comes to various attempts to fathom what the future holds for us, I think it would be better if we contemplate what tomorrow brings, the day that most of us can still assume we will experience alive. In fact, if in the distant year of 999 … Read more
