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Vijenac

Croatian journal

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contribution of Šenoa

In August Šenoa
…contributed to the critical journal Vijenac (“The Wreath”), publishing many short stories, poems, and essays. His novels include Seljačka buna (1877; “Peasants’ Revolt”), Diogenes (1878), Prosjak Luka (1879; “The Beggar Luka”), and Branka (1881).
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