Epistolary literature

Boja purpurna

An epistolary novel that follows the life of Celia, a young African-American woman in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. Through letters addressed to God and her sister Nettie, Celie describes her experience of abuse, racism, sexism and her journey

Djela Augusta Šenoe: Članci / Kritike / Govori / Zapisi / Pisma

August Šenoa

In his articles, critiques, speeches, notes and letters, August Šenoa expresses literary, social and political views. He promotes national awareness, cultural development, education and moral values, and comments on contemporary events.

Dragi moj Petroviću

My Dear Petrović by Milovan Danojlić is a humorous and satirical novel that, through the letters and thoughts of the main character, depicts everyday life, human weaknesses, and social situations with a lot of wit and irony.

Jadi mladoga Vertera

Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Goethe's masterpiece of an epistolary novel from 1774 (revised in 1787), pivotal to the Sturm und Drang movement, caused a cultural upheaval in Europe – a wave of suicides, "Wertherism" and the imitation of heroes in fashion and sentiment.

Kad je bio juli

The award-winning epistolary novel by Nura Bazdulj-Hubijar tells the poignant story of a boy named Mirza who writes letters to his dead father about the 1995 Srebrenica tragedy in the "safe zone".

Knjiga Vječne Ljubavi

Mein lieber Petrović

„Mein lieber Petrović“ ist ein Briefroman von Milovan Danojlić, der anhand der Briefe eines Emigranten aus Paris das Bild des Westens und der Heimat mit viel bitterem Humor, Sehnsucht, Ironie und kultureller Entwurzelung schildert.

Opasne veze

Choderlos de Laclos

„Gefährliche Liebschaften“ ist ein 1782 veröffentlichter Briefroman, der anhand einer Reihe von Briefen die Heuchelei und Manipulation der französischen Adelsgesellschaft am Vorabend der Französischen Revolution aufzeigt.

Pisma Cosimu I. Mediciju 1566.

Marin Držić

Držićs Briefe an Cosimo I. de' Medici stellen ein bedeutendes Dokument der kroatischen Literatur und Geschichte der Renaissance dar. Držić schickte zwischen Juni und August 1566 während seines Aufenthalts in Florenz drei Briefe an Cosimo I., den Großherzo

Pisma leta 1926.

Rilke, Tsvetaeva and Pasternak’s 1926 correspondence reveals an intense spiritual bond through reflections on love, solitude, creativity and the meaning of poetry.