Uneasy Peace (1940) depicts the life of Herzegovinian peasants after World War I, their emigration to Slavonia, the difficult struggle for survival and inner unrest in the apparent peace of the post-war period.
The homeland memoir book by this Croatian scientist, a respected historian, is the story of his childhood and youth, that is, the period from the thirties to the fifties of the last century.
Vlastita naklada, 2007.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.20 €
Epic literature • Croatian literature • Folk literature • Poetry
The eighth book in the series "Croatian Folk Songs" brings together Uskok and Hajduk folk songs edited by Dr. Nikola Andrić. The collection depicts battles, raids, revengeful exploits, and heroes of Croatian epic.
Tito Dorčić follows the tragic fate of the son of a fisherman from Senj, who is sent by his father to study law in Vienna. Torn between family tradition, social expectations and his own nature, Tito experiences an inner breakdown and ruin.
Tino Kujundžić is the author of self-irony, distancing and observation, a silent search for truth in which every word matters, and he has no intention of wasting them.
Pavao Šegota, a gifted young man from a poor Podgora region, goes to study in Prague. The novel follows his struggle with his new surroundings, love, poverty and disappointments. A realistic portrayal of the ruin of talent in a foreign land.