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The Brave Adventures of Lapitch
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Wikipedia article
'The Brave Adventures of Hlapitch' , also known as 'The Marvellous Adventures of Hlapi the Apprentice', is a 1913 novel by Croatian children's author Ivana Brli-Maurani.
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 Bunda, 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 Mato, 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".
'Lapitch' has been translated into all of Europe's major languages, as well as in Esperanto, Japanese, Vietnamese, Persian and Bengali among others. The Czech edition of the novel, completed during Brli-Maurani's lifetime, was illustrated by Josef Lada.
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 Silvije Petranovi, which scored the top position on the list of the most watched childrens films since 1990.
More information about the translations of the novel into foreign languages is available online.
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