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Grička vještica #1, part 2
Tajna Krvavog mosta II
Razbojnik što je sjedio kod ognjišta ustane i okrene lice. meško se zaprepasti. Bila je to žena odjevena u muško odijelo. Žena zaustavi pogled na Mešku koji je pitao: ''Žena u tome društvu? I još k tome lijepa i mlada, zar u njoj nema osjećaja užasa i straha?'' Ona se osmijehnula i šapnula: ''Vas je prava šteta! Lijepi ste i krepak muž, vas je zaista šteta!'' nestala je u drugoj prostoriji. Meško ostane sam. Sa svih strana okružile su ga kamene stijene, a ulaz u spilju bio je brižno zatvoren.
332 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
About the author
Marija Jurić Zagorka
85 books316 followersMarija Jurić Zagorka was a Croatian journalist, novelist and dramatist, the first female journalist and second in the list of most popular Croatian writers of all time (by the 2005 poll compiled by Vjesnik, a Zagreb daily newspaper). Many of her works have been adapted to film.
She was born in the village of Negovec near Vrbovec, to a well-standing family, which allowed her a good education, but in spite of her talent and many gifts, her parents decided to end her education early and, soon after leaving school, married her off to a man whom she barely knew, a Hungarian railway clerk 18 years her senior. The marriage ended abruptly with her escape from the house, first to Sremska Mitrovica and then to Zagreb, due to her husband's and mother-in-law's abuse.
It was in Zagreb that she began her career as a journalist, which was a highly unusual career for a woman in those days, and because of that, she was frowned upon, humiliated and prejudiced against her entire life. She was forced to write anonymously, under pseudonyms that hid her gender, and hide herself at work so nobody would notice there was a woman writing for (and later running) a newspaper. This didn't stop her from being politically involved, fighting against the Germanization and Magyarization of Croatia, and fighting for the rights of women, which caused her considerable problems in life, both professionally and privately.
Urged by Bishop Strossmayer, Zagorka began writing historic novels, usually set in 16th, 17th and 18th century Croatia. She instantly became popular amongst the people, who endearingly called her "The Fairy of Zagorje" (upon publishing Grička vještica) and "Queen of Croatians" (upon publishing Gordana: Kraljica Hrvata). The critics and her colleagues, however, constantly put her down, ridiculed her work, slurred her as a person and as a writer, and deliberately ignored her in literary magazines and almanacs. Still, she kept on writing and published her works as a part of her newspaper so they would be affordable to the general public, adapted her own and the works of August Šenoa for theater, ran two magazines "Ženski list" (1925- 1938) and "Hrvatica" (1938-1940) addressed to the female public, and with her young female colleagues formed the Society of Croatian Female Writers.
Upon the formation of Independent State of Croatia, the magazine "Hrvatica" was forcibly canceled and her entire estate is taken from her, leaving her without means to support herself. Desperate, Zagorka attempted suicide, but luckily survived. Living in Zagreb, she saw the end of WWII thanks to the financial help and care of her loyal public. Despite her age and weak health, she continued fighting for the rights of women, even though it earned her the ridicule and animosity of her male colleagues, who repeatedly called her "a madwoman" and "mannish old hag", until the day of her death.
None of her novels have been translated into English, but two are available in German: Grička vještica and Malleus maleficarum. 11 of her novels, published in Croatian, are found in the Library of Congress. The exact number of the novels she has written is unknown, but it is presumed that she wrote around 35, some of which are lost forever.
She was born in the village of Negovec near Vrbovec, to a well-standing family, which allowed her a good education, but in spite of her talent and many gifts, her parents decided to end her education early and, soon after leaving school, married her off to a man whom she barely knew, a Hungarian railway clerk 18 years her senior. The marriage ended abruptly with her escape from the house, first to Sremska Mitrovica and then to Zagreb, due to her husband's and mother-in-law's abuse.
It was in Zagreb that she began her career as a journalist, which was a highly unusual career for a woman in those days, and because of that, she was frowned upon, humiliated and prejudiced against her entire life. She was forced to write anonymously, under pseudonyms that hid her gender, and hide herself at work so nobody would notice there was a woman writing for (and later running) a newspaper. This didn't stop her from being politically involved, fighting against the Germanization and Magyarization of Croatia, and fighting for the rights of women, which caused her considerable problems in life, both professionally and privately.
Urged by Bishop Strossmayer, Zagorka began writing historic novels, usually set in 16th, 17th and 18th century Croatia. She instantly became popular amongst the people, who endearingly called her "The Fairy of Zagorje" (upon publishing Grička vještica) and "Queen of Croatians" (upon publishing Gordana: Kraljica Hrvata). The critics and her colleagues, however, constantly put her down, ridiculed her work, slurred her as a person and as a writer, and deliberately ignored her in literary magazines and almanacs. Still, she kept on writing and published her works as a part of her newspaper so they would be affordable to the general public, adapted her own and the works of August Šenoa for theater, ran two magazines "Ženski list" (1925- 1938) and "Hrvatica" (1938-1940) addressed to the female public, and with her young female colleagues formed the Society of Croatian Female Writers.
Upon the formation of Independent State of Croatia, the magazine "Hrvatica" was forcibly canceled and her entire estate is taken from her, leaving her without means to support herself. Desperate, Zagorka attempted suicide, but luckily survived. Living in Zagreb, she saw the end of WWII thanks to the financial help and care of her loyal public. Despite her age and weak health, she continued fighting for the rights of women, even though it earned her the ridicule and animosity of her male colleagues, who repeatedly called her "a madwoman" and "mannish old hag", until the day of her death.
None of her novels have been translated into English, but two are available in German: Grička vještica and Malleus maleficarum. 11 of her novels, published in Croatian, are found in the Library of Congress. The exact number of the novels she has written is unknown, but it is presumed that she wrote around 35, some of which are lost forever.
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November 3, 2012
Stanko trans king, Meško bi icon
October 18, 2014
Odvojili (u mom slučaju) jednu knjigu na dva dijela. Defintivno nije bilo potrebno.
Priča dobra, na momente dosadna, ali vuče da se dozna kraj. Stil pisanja starijeg doba koji na početku ne olakšava čitanje dok se čovjek ne nauči. Puno likova, kod kojih u sjećanju ostaju dvoje-troje.
Priča dobra, na momente dosadna, ali vuče da se dozna kraj. Stil pisanja starijeg doba koji na početku ne olakšava čitanje dok se čovjek ne nauči. Puno likova, kod kojih u sjećanju ostaju dvoje-troje.
March 22, 2018
Cijeli roman Tajna Krvavog mosta mi se jako svidio i ovo je samo potvrdilo da je Zagorka jako dobra i pametna spisateljica.
U njezinim romanima ponekad ima dosta likova i treba malo vremena (kako kome) da se možda privikne na stariji način izražavanja, ali kad se jednom upustite u radnju priča vas u potpunosti zaokupi i želite saznati što će se do kraja knjige dogoditi. Nekima će možda zasmetati što ima skoro kao kalup po kojem stvara svoje likove pa će se u puno njezinih knjiga naći, barem na površini, slični likovi no radnja je uvijek drugačija i uvijek zanimljiva. Zagorka u svojim romanima kombinira sve, od romantike do krimića i misterije i to vrlo dobro tako da iako uopće ne volim romantične knjige, kod Zagorke me to ne smeta toliko.
U svojim knjigama pa tako i u ovoj, govori o svakom društvenom sloju i njihovim međusobnim odnosima s tolikom istinom i humorom da je čak ima i skoro aktualne teme, ili barem se dotične nekih stvari koje vrijede i danas pa ju je vrlo zabavno i iz tog razloga čitati. Koliko god radnja knjige možda bila ozbiljna Zagorka ju učini vrlo zanimljivom za čitati i vrlo zabavnom s dozom humora.
Kraj Tajne Krvavog mosta bio je zadovoljavajući i na kraju se sve objasnilo i ničija priča nije bila nedovršena.
Preporučila bi Zagorku kome god zvuči zanimljivo jer stvarno mislim da je bilo koji njezin roman dobar i može se naći ponešto za svakoga.
U njezinim romanima ponekad ima dosta likova i treba malo vremena (kako kome) da se možda privikne na stariji način izražavanja, ali kad se jednom upustite u radnju priča vas u potpunosti zaokupi i želite saznati što će se do kraja knjige dogoditi. Nekima će možda zasmetati što ima skoro kao kalup po kojem stvara svoje likove pa će se u puno njezinih knjiga naći, barem na površini, slični likovi no radnja je uvijek drugačija i uvijek zanimljiva. Zagorka u svojim romanima kombinira sve, od romantike do krimića i misterije i to vrlo dobro tako da iako uopće ne volim romantične knjige, kod Zagorke me to ne smeta toliko.
U svojim knjigama pa tako i u ovoj, govori o svakom društvenom sloju i njihovim međusobnim odnosima s tolikom istinom i humorom da je čak ima i skoro aktualne teme, ili barem se dotične nekih stvari koje vrijede i danas pa ju je vrlo zabavno i iz tog razloga čitati. Koliko god radnja knjige možda bila ozbiljna Zagorka ju učini vrlo zanimljivom za čitati i vrlo zabavnom s dozom humora.
Kraj Tajne Krvavog mosta bio je zadovoljavajući i na kraju se sve objasnilo i ničija priča nije bila nedovršena.
Preporučila bi Zagorku kome god zvuči zanimljivo jer stvarno mislim da je bilo koji njezin roman dobar i može se naći ponešto za svakoga.
June 4, 2015
Fenomenalna priča fenomenalne spisateljice.
July 14, 2015
Drama, romantika, akcija...ma sve!
July 8, 2020
Ovo mi je jedna od najboljih knjiga koje sam procitala. Uzivala sam u svakoj stranici.
October 23, 2021
YALLL YALLLL YALLLLL EJJJJ
August 7, 2012
I totally missed this one while I was growing.
OK, the storyline is about everything you get here cause the characterization is really really poor.
However it is a page turner which kept me awake while I was rushing through its cca 600 pages.
Grof Jurica Mesko, barunica Lehotska, porucnik Stanko/Stanka - all these characters are totaly two dimensional, the final twist is totaly unpredictable (good thing) but also totally incredible (not so good thing)
Overall I am glad I read it but I agree - this is not a high value literature, more like beach reading.
OK, the storyline is about everything you get here cause the characterization is really really poor.
However it is a page turner which kept me awake while I was rushing through its cca 600 pages.
Grof Jurica Mesko, barunica Lehotska, porucnik Stanko/Stanka - all these characters are totaly two dimensional, the final twist is totaly unpredictable (good thing) but also totally incredible (not so good thing)
Overall I am glad I read it but I agree - this is not a high value literature, more like beach reading.
June 22, 2014
volim Zagorku! Pitam se zasto jos nisu napravili filmove i serije po njenim knjigama.
January 24, 2017
Decent ending of a solid book.
August 2, 2024
Odlična knjiga Zagorka me još više oduševila u ovom dijelu. Napetost, razotkrivanje tajni i ljubav su odlični. Sviđa mi se kraj. Jako puno emocija.
August 21, 2025
Predobrooo!!!
March 24, 2025
Ovu nisam previše rastegla, ali je kraj preishitren! Čekam taj sretan kraj i onda nema Stankinog POV-a na kraju uopće 😢
Ali da iskopiram jedan drugu recenziju: Stanko trans king, Meško bi icon.
Ali da iskopiram jedan drugu recenziju: Stanko trans king, Meško bi icon.
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