Hello everyone, I hope that you are well.
A little fun fact about me. I want to travel and as a big bookworm, I want to buy books as souvenirs. Therefore what are some classics, must-read authors from your country?
I will start first. I come from Croatia. The authors and the books that shaped Croatian literature history are:
(I am not sure how is literature divided in other countries, but in Croatia, we have poetry (''songs''), drama (stories written as in ancient Greece), and prose/epic/? (novels, short story, everything with narrator), so am gonna listed as that but feel free to do however you want)
(I am very well aware of the language difference, but please do not be bothered by that)
POETRY:
-Slivije Strahimir Kranjčević ( the all mighty who writes about integrity of the church, country, and our lives)
-Tin Ujević
-Dragutin Tadijanović
-Dobriša Cesarić
-Janko Polić Kamov
DRAMA:
-Marin Držić
-Marko Marulić
-Ivan Brešan
PROSE/EPIC/ STORYS WITH NARRATOR:
-basically everything from August Šenoa, especially Zlatarovo zlato, Prijan Lovro
-Marija Jurić Zagorka, Republikanci ( THE QUEEN)
-Ivana Brlić Mažuranić, Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića
- Mate Lovrak
-Vjenceslav Novak
-Ljudevit Gaj ( the man who made the Croatian language so complicated)
If some is also from Croatia please add more. Be aware that this is my opinion, and not some academic view.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Have a nice day