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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Povratak Filipa Latinovicza
The Return of Filip Latinovicz is one of Miroslav Krleža's most famous novels. This novel is significant in our literature because it is considered the first fully modern Croatian novel.
Povratak Filipa Latinovicza
The return of Filip Latinovicz is a novel about an artist painter, a characteristic character who assumes the role of interpreter of sensibility, doubts, searches, hopes and life decisions of modern man in the 20th century.
Putopisi i studije 1: Izlet u Rusiju 1925
A trip to Russia in 1925 is a collection of travelogues, feuilletons, essays and studies that connect the writer's journey covered by the title.
Putopisi i studije 2: Putovanja / Sjećanja / Pogledi
Krleža's second travel collection, in which essays on Russian topics are joined by the text About Lenin, and a group of travel texts which, along with Letter from Koprivnica and Letimo nad Pannonia, also includes the Three Viennese Letters.
Putopisi i studije 3: Historijske teme
The collection includes essays, studies, and critical texts dedicated to historical topics, and represents a valuable source for understanding Krleža's view of history as a dynamic process that shapes the identity and destiny of people.
Putopisi i studije 4: Likovne studije
The collection includes essays and criticisms dedicated to the visual arts, written over several decades. The focus of these texts is on the visual arts, with an emphasis on Croatian and European artists, and on the relationship between art and ideology.
Putopisi i studije 5: Dijalozi i ideje
This volume contains Krleža's notes and notes on some philosophical and worldview topics, under the chapters Marginalia and Conversations.
