''Baruničina ljubav'' () (lit. "

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written by

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n writer

Ante Kovačić Antun "Ante" Kovačić (June 6, 1854 – March 10, 1889) was a Croatian writer who is best known for his magnum opus work '':hr:U registraturi, U registraturi''. Biography Early life Born to a family of Croats, Croatian peasants in Hrvatsk ...

. He dedicated this novel to his wife Milka, naming one character after her. ''Baruničina ljubav'' was published in 1877 and appeared in ''

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'' (literary magazine). Kovačić discussed ''Baruničina ljubav'' with

Rikard Jorgovanić Rikard Jorgovanić (born Rikard Flieder, 11 April 1853 – 24 October 1880) was a Croatian writer, editor, and poet. The son of a Bohemian-born parent of German ethnicity, his Croatianized last name was calqued after German ''Flieder''. He enr ...

in 1878. When he was writing ''Baruničina ljubav'', Kovačić was influenced by

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and French novelist

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. He described the

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. Kovačić was born in

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and wanted to describe that region in his works. He described it in ''Baruničina ljubav'' perfectly.

Characters

Sofija Martinić (''née'' Grefštein) *Ivan Martinić – Sofija’s husband *Pavao Lanosović – son of Sofija and Ivan, adopted by farmers and seduced by his mother *Milka Stalićeva *Mirko Stalić – Milka’s father and Ivan’s best friend *Julijo Krčelić – Sofija’s lover *Jakob – servant

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Baruničina ljubav; Fiškal; Među žabari: Ante Kovačić
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