Pages from the Diary of a Jackass
(By Ante Dukić)
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Am I a creature, or a commodity?
Since when have I been in his possession? My memory does not reach so far back. How did I come under his power? I don’t know. Did he acquire me before I existed? Is the fate of a jackass really so terrible that he is a predestined slave?"
In Pages from the Diary of a Jackass (1925), a faithful beast of burden belonging to a drunkard farmer recounts the hapless adventures of his master, one of the inhabitants of a backwater town thrown into chaos by the arrival of a new deacon. Facing change and the loss of reputation, the farmer increasingly mistreats his jackass, who begins to question why he continues working for such a master. A political fable reminiscent of Orwell’s Animal Farm, Dukić’s novella is a playful but moralistic work poking fun at religious and philosophical ideals. The English translation was made in 1931 by Vincent Ujčić, pen name Vincent Georges, for the Progress Press of New York City in 1931.
Ante Dukić (18 October 1867 - 8 December 1952) was a Croatian writer whose literary work includes short stories and lyrical poetry. After finishing teacher’s school in Koper, he worked as an educator, composer, writer of textbooks, and choir director. His works have been translated into Russian, Italian, Slovakian, Hungarian, and Czech. He died in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.”
