The Brave Adventures of Lapitch
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Author | Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić |
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Original title | Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića |
Country | Croatia |
Language | Croatian |
Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1913 |
Published in English | 1972 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
The Brave Adventures of Hlapitch (Croatian: Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića), also known as The Marvellous Adventures of Hlapić the Apprentice, is a 1913 novel by Croatian children's author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić.
Synopsis[]
In the story, a poor young orphan called Lapitch works as the apprentice for the Scowlers - a mean-mannered shoemaker, and his kind-hearted wife. After Master Scowler blames him for the wrong size of a customer's shoes, Lapitch leaves a note and runs away from home. Later joined by Bundaš, the Scowlers' dog, he sets off on a seven-day adventure, during which he meets Gita, a circus performer, and encounters a local thief known as the Black Man.
Reception[]
The novel received its first favorable review in October 1913 from Antun Gustav Matoš, the renowned Croatian writer, and has since received a number of enthusiastic assessments by literary historians, earning it the status of the "premiere Croatian children's novel".[1]
Lapitch has been translated into all of Europe's major languages, as well as in Esperanto, Japanese, Vietnamese, Persian and Bengali among others.[2] The Czech edition of the novel, completed during Brlić-Mažuranić's lifetime, was illustrated by Josef Lada.[3]
Movie adaptation(s) based on the story[]
- In 1997, the Croatia Film company released an animated feature adaptation, Lapitch the Little Shoemaker.
- In 2013, the Maydi Film & Video released a live action adaptation of this Croatian classic, The Brave Adventures of a Little Shoemaker adapted and directed by , which scored the top position on the list of the most watched children’s films since 1990.
More information about the translations of the novel into foreign languages is available online.[4]
References[]
- ^ Zima 2013, p. 23.
- ^ "Croatian Esperanto Association: One Hundred Years of Activity". Zagreb Tourist Board. 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Zima 2013, p. 24.
- ^ "Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića". Hlapic.org. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
Sources[]
- Zima, Dubravka (2013). "Stogodišnjica romana" (PDF). Hrvatska revija (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska. XIII (3): 20–25. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
External links[]
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- 1913 novels
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- Novels set in Croatia
- Novels about orphans
- 1913 children's books