Petrica Kerempuh

In Croatian literature, Petrica Kerempuh is typically portrayed as a prophet of the people and a cynical commentator on contemporary events who ridicules the powerful.

[4] The earliest origins of the character appear to be from a printing of Petrica Kerempuh iliti čini i življenje človeka prokšenoga ('Petrica Kerempuh or the Life of a Prodigal Man') by Jakob Lovrenčić [hr] in 1834, which is a translation of a German book on the travels and adventures of Till Eulenspiegel.

[5] Beginning in the 1860s, while writing for Pozor [hr] in Prague, August Šenoa wrote many of his essays using Petrica Kerempuh as a pseudonym.

[9] Because of Kerempuh's popularity in literary Croatian, especially that of Kajkavian-speaking parts of the country, the term has been used metonymically to impart a satirical or humorous nature.

[3][4] Today, there is a sculpture of Petrica Kerempuh by the sculptor Vanja Radauš, erected in 1955, located at Dolac Market in Zagreb.