| Villa Ružić, situated in the city of Rijeka, is a top monument of Croatian culture. Among other things it comprises numerous editions of the famous Croatian Tales of Long Ago published by Ivana Brlić Mažuranić in 1916. The book intended for children was translated into some fourty languages, including Chinese. The Villa Ružić is superbly directed by Mr. Theodor de Canziani Jakšić on the left. |
Spomenička knjižnica i zbirka MAŽURANIĆ - BRLIĆ - RUŽIĆ Address: Villa Ružić, Pećine 5, 51000 Rijeka, CROATIA Directed by Theodor de Canziani Jakšić Mob: +385 91 512 72 54 |
Ivana Brlic Mazuranic (1874-1938) is a very well known name among Croatian children. She wrote beautiful books of Croatian fairy tales, the most famous being Price iz davnine (Tales of Long Ago) that appeared in Zagreb in 1916. It was translated from Croatian into English by F.S. Copeland under the title: and published in 1924. in London by George Alen & Unwin Ltd (260 pp, hardcover).
For more photos see Yale University Library These stories have become popular worldwide due to recent fantastic flash-art presentations, initiated by Helena Bulaja, Zagreb. See for example Neva, music and animation by Ed Beals.
Books of Ivana Brlic Mazuranic were translated into all major world languages (more information in Croatian). Except in English, there exist also translations into
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Formated for CROWN by prof.dr. Darko Žubrinić
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