Sunčanik

At dawn a grandfather and his grandson leave home and set off on foot through the harsh forests and hills of Lika, the old man steering by the sun. Without the grandfather, the boy, who loves books, would be an orphan; the old man carries all kinds of worries and the pain of a long life. For days they walk on, talk little and meet hardly anyone, and it slowly emerges that they are going to see the devil, said to have been caught by shepherds. Asked what the devil looks like, the grandfather answers that he looks just like a man. Through his stories, memories and silences, a world marked by war, violence and loss opens up before the child, and the search for a mythical creature turns into a search for knowledge.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

119 pages in the original

Genres

Nature (assigned by AI)

First published

2025 by OceanMore

Author's age

58 when first published

ISBN

9789533322216 (original)