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The Goldsmith's Treasure
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'The Goldsmith's Treasure' (Croatian: 'Zlatarovo zlato') is a historical novel by Croatian novelist August enoa, among the most distinguished works of 19th-century Croatian literature as well as the most well-known piece of literature on Zagreb. Settled in 16th-century Zagreb, right after Croatian-Slovene Peasant Revolt, novel depicts Zagreb's urban life, fall of nobility and rise of citizenry, that is slowly taking over institutions of the society, intertwined by a amatory plot of the forbidden youth love of Dora and Pavle, goldsmith's daughter and a nobleman.
The novel was originally published in serial form between August and December of 1871 in Vienac magazine. Between 1874 and 1962, it was translated to Czech, Esperanto, French, German, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Slovene. The first translation into English was published in 2015 and in 2020 in Spanish. Kukavica, Vesna. [https://matis.hr/en/news/spanish-translation-of-beloved-senoa-novel-zlatarovo-zlato/# Spanish translation of beloved enoa novel Zlatarovo zlato] 'Croatian Heritage Association'. Published July 21, 2020. Access date July 10, 2021.
Andrija Maurovi and Radovan Devli published comic adaptations of the novel. Sabol, Tea (2020). [https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=369135 "MAUROVIEVA OBRADA DJELA HRVATSKIH PISACA (ZLATAROVO ZLATO, UVAJ SE SENJSKE RUKU I GRIKA VJETICA)"] 'Croatica et Slavica Iadertina' '16' (1), 249-273. Sculpture of Dora Krupi by Ivo Kerdi in the niche of the Stone Gate is one of the most noted Zagreb's literary landmarks, especially considering Dora's house in the novel itself being settled in the near of the Gate.
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