Izabrane pri¿e predstavlja izbor kratkih pri¿a Darija D¿amonje, sarajevskog pisca, novinara i boema. On je svakako najzna¿ajniji autor kratke pri¿e u savremenoj bosansko-hercegova¿koj literaturi. Njegove pri¿e ¿esto imaju formu skaza: jezgrovite, duhovite i sentimentalne. Njihov tematski okvir zapravo je okvir D¿amonjinog ¿ivota koji predstavlja Sarajevo, sarajevske mahale i kafane. Izbor na¿injen u ovoj knjizi daje presek D¿amonjinog stvarala¿tva u svoj puno¿i i sjaju.
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Selected stories are a selection of short stories by Dario D¿amonja, author, journalist, and bohemian from Sarajevo. He is certainly the most influential short story author in contemporary Bosnian literature. His stories often take the form of skaz they are short, humorous, and sentimental. Their thematic frame in fact coincides with the frame of D¿amonja's life - they depict Sarajevo, its hoods, and its pubs. The selection in this book epitomizes his oeuvre in its fullness and beauty.
