Which short story collection by Ivan Cankar contains nostalgic autobiographical vignettes about his childhood in Vrhnika, including Pehar suhih hrušk?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Moje življenje
- Step 1: Moje življenje, published in 1920, collects Cankar's autobiographical childhood memories, such as Pehar suhih hrušk and Enajsta šola pod mostom. Answer: Moje življenje. Why not the others: Podobe iz sanj contains symbolic wartime sketches from World War I, Hiša Marije Pomočnice is a novel about terminally ill young girls, and Za križem po svetu is an expanded title.
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