Essays and diaries

Tu nema ničega!

In her provocative essay, Dubravka Ugrešić considers life in post-socialist Europe and Croatia using the example of spas.

Ulazeći u Varcar

The hybrid book – a novel, poem and essay in one – is a dedication to his native Varcar, a small village in central Bosnia, where the author's roots intertwine with the history, myth and chaos of the 20th century.

Umijeće putovanja

British philosopher Alain de Botton turns travel into a philosophical meditation – the art of discovering ourselves and the world. Through personal anecdotes and references to classics, he explores why we travel, what we seek, and why we are often disappo

U potrazi za staklenim gradom

Željko Malnar and Borna Bebek, as a kind of Croatian Corto Maltese and his friend Rasputin, travel through Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, India, Afghanistan, Tibet... The third edition of this cult book.

Usred leda

"In the Middle of the Ice" (1965) is a travelogue by Estonian writer Juhan Smul from the ship "Kooperacija" of the Soviet Antarctic expedition in 1962, from Estonia across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to the Antarctic station Mirni.

Varšavske beležnice : (1978 - 1984)

One of the leading Polish writers from the end of the 20th century published his Diaries in 1981 and 1982, which cover the turbulent period of events in Poland in 1978-1984. This is a book of selections from those diary entries.

Vječni suputnici I-II

Vrtoglavica

Sebald is not just a storyteller. His narrative process offers a model of consciousness that tells us: to be fully aware of oneself is to suffer from incurable vertigo.

Vukovarska balada - Rat i ljubav

"Vukovar's Ballad" is a touching authentic testimony of the great Vukovar epic from 1991.

Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid

A satirical, uncompromising and highly provocative book by Denis Leary, comedian and stand-up artist, written in the form of a long, cynical, swearing and aggressive monologue that reads like an extended stand-up performance on paper.