Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža (July 7, 1893 – December 29, 1981) was one of the most important Croatian writers of the 20th century – a poet, novelist, playwright, essayist and encyclopedist. He was born in Zagreb, educated at the Austro-Hungarian Military Academy, but quickly devoted himself to literature and intellectual activity. He was a strong critic of social injustice, petty bourgeoisie and political opportunism, which characterized much of his literature.
His work covers a wide range of genres. The most notable are the novel series about the Glembays (Gospoda Glembayev, U agoniji, Leda), and the epic novel The Return of Filip Latinovicz (1932). He also wrote essays, diaries, criticism, encyclopedic articles and poems such as those from the collection Pan.
Krleža's style is characterized by a rich vocabulary, complex sentences, intellectual depth and ironic distancing. He was a key figure in Croatian culture and one of the founders of the Lexicographic Institute (today LZ Miroslav Krleža). Despite political pressures, he remained faithful to intellectual autonomy.
Krleža's legacy is indispensable in the Croatian canon and indispensable in understanding modernity and the historical destiny of Croatia and Central Europe.
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Aretej
„Aretej“ ist der erste dramatische Text, den Miroslav Krleža nach einer Pause von mehr als einem Vierteljahrhundert geschrieben hat.
Aretej: drama
Krležas Drama mit einem ausführlichen Nachwort von Branko Hećimović, biobibliografischen Beiträgen von Slavko Batušić und Fotos von Szenen aus „Areteja“, aufgeführt vom Nationaltheater Belgrad.
Balade Petrice Kerempuha
The Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh is a collection of poems by Miroslav Krleža, published in 1936, in which the poet, through the character of the folk sage and satirist Petrica Kerempuh, depicts the difficult history of the Croatian people, especially the p
Balade Petrice Keremuha
The third edition of Petrica Kerempuh's Ballads, published in 1950 by the Zora State Publishing Company. It is interesting that the equipment and drawings by Krsto Hegedušić are the same as in the 1946 edition, but the format is the same as in the first e
Banket u blitvi: Roman u tri knjige
The plot is set in Blitva, a fictional country in northeastern Europe, which after centuries of foreign rule and political instability became an independent state under the dictatorial rule of the cruel Lieutenant Barutanski.
Baraka Pet Be i druge novele
The collection "Baraka Pet Be i druge novele" brings a selection of Krleža's anti-war novels from the period 1916–1920s, focusing on the senselessness of World War I, the suffering of the Home Guard and the downfall of Austria-Hungary.
Bulletin - Pedeset godina Velikog oktobra 1917. - 1967.
Članci i polemike 2: Sa uredničkog stola
The collection Articles and Polemics 2: From the Editorial Desk includes essays, criticisms, and polemical texts written during Krleža's engagement as editor of various literary magazines, such as Književna republika and Pečate.