Domagoj Valjak
Domagoj Valjak is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News
Articles by Domagoj Valjak:
William Golding’s literary concepts were inspired by his WWII experience
Vinegar Valentines were insult cards that helped to promote literacy among the lower classes in 19th century Britain
American writer Kurt Vonnegut wrote his seminal novel Slaughterhouse-Five after surviving the bombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war
The Towers of Silence: Ancient reminders of an eerie Zoroastrian burial ritual
The “Demon core” was an experimental plutonium bomb core that was involved in two fatal accidents during testing
English writer Graham Greene suffered from depression since his early childhood and attempted suicide by playing Russian roulette
John Pemberton, the inventor of Coca-Cola, died penniless and addicted to morphine
Ealing Jazz Club: The cradle of British R&B music and the place where The Rolling Stones were formed
Agatha Christie disappeared for ten days in 1926. 1,000 officers and 15,000 volunteers searched for her until she was found in a hotel, registered under a different name
Herman Melville’s inspiration for the novel Moby-Dick was a real murderous albino whale named Mocha Dick
