Koko u Parizu (lit. "Koko in Paris") is a 1972 children's adventure novel by Croatian author Ivan Kušan. It is part of a series of Kušan's books about a boy named Ratko "Koko" Milić and his friends. The novel is required reading in Croatian primary schools.[1] It was adapted for stage,[2] radio,[3] and into a comic book by Edvin Biuković.[4]
Plot introduction
editThe novel opens with Ratko "Koko" Milić and his best friend Zlatko preparing for a trip to Paris; they were invited by Zlatko's uncle, famous painter Poklé. Zlatko, a fan of crime novels, scares Koko with tales of gangsters and murderers lurking in the Paris underworld. As they arrive in Paris, they find out that uncle Poklé (real name Poklepović) is not as famous nor as rich as he let on – for example, his penthouse is really an attic. Nevertheless, as a film about the theft of Mona Lisa is being shot in the Louvre, the filmmakers have contracted Poklé to make a perfect copy of the painting to use in the film, as the real painting is far too valuable to be exposed to film lighting. Moreover, Poklé has generously offered to keep the original in a secret hiding place in his attic in the meanwhile.
References
edit- ^ "Popis lektire za osnovne škole" [List of required reading for primary schools]. Zagreb City Libraries (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Koko u Parizu". Zagreb Youth Theatre (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Ivan Kušan „Koko u Parizu" :: HRT – HR 1". Croatian Radiotelevision (in Croatian). 3 January 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Macan, Darko. "Edvin Biuković". Fibra.hr. Retrieved 7 October 2018.