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

Briefe an Milena

Briefe an Milena brings together Kafka's letters to Milena Jesenska, born of an intense spiritual and emotional closeness. The book reveals a love imbued with longing, fear, illness, and the impossibility of living together.

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

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.

Elinor & Marianne

Jadi mladoga Vertera

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.

Knjiga Vječne Ljubavi

Opasne veze

Dangerous Liaisons is an epistolary novel published in 1782, which shows through a series of letters the hypocrisy and manipulation of French aristocratic society on the eve of the French Revolution.

Pisma Cosimu I. Mediciju 1566.

Držić's letters to Cosimo I de' Medici represent a significant document of Croatian Renaissance literature and history. Držić sent three letters to Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, between June and August 1566, while he was staying in Florence.

Pisma Ivani