Hrvatski Andersen: Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
The Croatian Andersen: Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, the 'Croatian Andersen': a several-times Nobel nominee whose 1916 'Tales of Long Ago' wove pre-Christian Slavic mythology into unforgettable fairy tales, alongside her beloved children's novel about Hlapić the apprentice.
You will practice: Relative clauses with 'čiji' and 'koji' (čija su djela, koje je stvarala), the passive (nazivaju je, proslavio ju je), and the present adverb (oživljavajući).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- književnica(female) writer, author
- djelowork (of art or literature)
- djetinjstvochildhood
- stilstyle
- svijetworld
- nagradaprize, award
- zbirkacollection
- bajkafairy tale
- mitologijamythology
- likcharacter
- divgiant
- vilafairy
- ljubavlove
- žrtvasacrifice, victim
- romannovel
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What are Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić's nicknames?
2. What is her masterpiece?
3. What did she combine in her fairy tales?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Croatian reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.