Autobiographies and Memoirs • Short stories
Sanjari i borci
Ingrid Divković
A collection of author's texts in which the author writes about love, self-confidence, dreams and fears that every woman faces in life
With a poetic style, Ingrid leads us through the labyrinths of authentic, but often contradictory, feelings and thoughts and provides us with a message of hope.
In his book On the Edge: A Diary from a Tragedy (1920), Dragan Bublić presents anti-war diary entries – an intimate account of personal and collective tragedy in World War I and the aftermath.
Nakladni zavod Josip Čaklović, 1920.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.74 €
World War II • Yugoslavia • Communism and fascism • Autobiographies and Memoirs • Political-historical essays
The autobiographical work of Croatian communist activist Vladimir Novak, a survivor of the Ustasha camps, follows his memories of resistance to fascism during World War II.
August Cesarec, 1979.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.26 €
Essays and diaries • Croatian literature • Autobiographies and Memoirs • Biography
Autobiographical prose by Ivan Kušan, in which the author tells the story of the life of his father, Jakša Kušan, from a personal and family perspective. Through Ivan Kušan's memories, we follow Jakša Kušan in pre-war Sarajevo, wartime and post-war Zagreb
The plot follows Šeks through the darkness of prison life – the "darkness of sleep" as a metaphor for hallucinations, isolation, and psychological pressure in which reality mixes with nightmares.
Udruga Tin Ujević, 1993.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.84 €
American literature • Psychotherapy and self-help • Autobiographies and Memoirs
In Untamed, Glennon Doyle describes breaking free from societal norms, discovering authenticity through love, divorce, and activism, encouraging readers, especially women, to listen to their inner voice and live freely.
The book "Once Upon a Time in History" is actually the closest to a classic memoir, as it deals with the dramatic 1970s, the period of the Croatian Spring.