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Pavle Ugrinov. Ljubav i dobrota. Belgrade. Nolit. 1996. 284 pages. ISBN 86-19-02079-X.
Pavle Ugrinov's "Love and Goodness" consists of
four long love stories, each of which has a female name in its title: Nikoleta Stanislava, Carna, and Makrena. All the stories focus on couples, usually a young man (who serves as narrator) and a girl. In each the male protagonist is a hesitant, wavering, indecisive man, the girl free, untamed, adventurous, and fearless. Their love starts very early, usually in school, continues through the years, and ends tragically.
"Nikoleta" (for which the author was awarded...