
Croatian literature • Historical novel
The Journey Without Sleep is the first part of Aralica's exile tetralogy. The novel follows the migration of Croats from Rama in 1687 and the fate of Friar Pavle Vučković, Šimun Grabovac, and their people in the face of the Ottoman threat.
*The Journey Without Sleep* is one of the most important historical novels by **Ivan Aralica** and the first part of the so-called **exile tetralogy**, which is continued by *Souls of the Slaves*, *The Inn Builder* and *Asmodeus Scarf*. The plot is set in 1687, during the **time of the great wars** between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetian Republic and the mass migration of the Croatian popul...
Znanje, 1987.Hardcover with dust jacket.

Literature for children • Croatian literature
Pirgo follows a boy named Željko and the deer he saves in the whirlwind of war. Their friendship brings warmth to the harsh world of war and shows how important tenderness, care, and affection are in childhood.
*Pirgo* **Anđelka Martić** is a novel about a boy **Željko and a deer Pirgo**, set during World War II. Željko is a **partisan child**, separated from his parents and exposed to the insecurity, fear and loss that characterize wartime childhood. In such circumstances, the encounter with the deer becomes crucial: Pirgo is not just an animal he cares about, but **a being with whom the boy develops...
Mladost, 1978.Hardcover.