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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99 varijacija: eseji i zapisi
A collage of Krleža's reflections on culture, art, politics and human nature. Through short, sharp and stylistically diverse writings, the author summarizes his personal and intellectual balance, moving between an autobiographical and polemical tone.
Aretej
Krleža's drama about the doctor Areteus, a humanist who opposes the fanaticism, dogma and cruelty of society. The drama depicts the tragic position of an individual who remains faithful to reason in a world that rejects him.
Aretej: drama
Krleža's drama with an extensive afterword by Branko Hećimović, biobibliographic contributions by Slavko Batušić and photos of scenes from "Areteja" performed by the National Theater, Belgrade.
Balade Petrice Kerempuha
Miroslav Krleža's greatest poetic achievement and one of the most important works of Croatian literature. The ballads combine satire, irony, and lyrical-folkloric tones in a condemnation of violence and stupidity of government throughout the centuries.
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.
U delu „Pedeset godina Velikog oktobra 1917–1967“, Miroslav Krleža piše o Oktobarskoj revoluciji iz perspektive pisca koji joj je ideološki blizak, ali koji se nikada nije slagao sa njenim pretvaranjem u sistem krutih istina.
Članci i polemike 2: Sa uredničkog stola
Zbirka Članci i polemike 2: Sa redakcijskog stola obuhvata eseje, kritike i polemičke tekstove napisane tokom Krležinog angažmana kao urednika raznih književnih časopisa, kao što su Književna republika i Pečate.
Danas 1934 I-II: Reprint izdanje u dva toma biblioteke Liber Croaticus
Reprint izdanje časopisa Danas 1934 I–II objedinjuje svih pet brojeva ovog kultnog časopisa. Danas je bio ključni forum moderne kulture, okupljajući nadrealiste, pisce i umetnike sve do zabrane, ostavljajući trajan trag u književnoj istoriji.