Historical novel

Drugi Ajnštajn

"A novel that reveals to you the secrets of Mileva's heart, her thoughts and the passionate spirit of a scientist - a woman fighting for her place in the world of science ruled by men."

Družba Isusova

The Society of Jesus (1969) by Jiří Šotola, the debut work of the Czech poet, is a historical novel set during the Counter-Reformation, which subtly alludes to contemporary conditions in Czechoslovakia under communism.

"Du bist nicht so wie andre Mütter"

An autobiographical novel about the unusual mother Elsa, a Jewish intellectual from Berlin, whose turbulent life, loves, and free choices shape the fate of her family on the eve of Nazism.

Duše robova

Ivan Aralica's Souls of Slaves is a historical novel depicting the life of the Croatian people under Ottoman rule. The work explores issues of freedom, identity, religion, and human dignity.

Dvanaestorica protiv bogova

Džingis-kan

Vasily Yan's novel Genghis Khan depicts the rise of the Mongol leader Temujin, from childhood in the steppes to the creation of the largest empire in the world, highlighting his courage, cruelty, and relentless will to power.

Eine Liebesehe / Das Gelöbnis

"One Marriage" is a more intimate, psychological portrait of marriage, while "The Promise" is an epic war novel. Both works reflect an author who lived in China and had a deep understanding of the conflicts between East and West.

Eine Welt zu Füßen

An epic historical novel about Irish adventurer Stephen Fox who acquires a plantation, wealth and love in Louisiana in the 19th century. The first and most famous bestseller by American writer Frank Yerbi from 1946.

Eine Zierde in ihrem Hause: Die Geschichte der Ottilie von Faber-Castell

Sixteen-year-old Ottilie von Faber inherits the A. W. Faber pencil factory in 1893. Obedient to her grandfather's will, she marries without love, and after five births and twenty years, she leaves the marriage for a secret love - at a high price.

Emmas Reise

The daughter of a Hamburg merchant, Emma van Haaren, sets off on a journey to Amsterdam to visit her grandmother. After an attack on her carriage, Emma flees with her young boy Valentin through a country devastated by the Thirty Years' War.