The Jewel in the Crown is a 1966 novel by Paul Scott that begins his Paradise Quartet. The Quartet novel sequence in four volumes is set in the last days of British rule in India during World War II.
Dejan Šorak's spy-love novel Putnik sputne stažija lavishly, like in some BBC production, shows revolutionary times and personal dramas through a tense story...
Hena Com, 2024.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Based on detailed research, "Cleopatra's Daughter" is a fascinating depiction of imperial Rome and an unforgettable love story. The book Cleopatra's Daughter is the final part of the trilogy. The first part is Nefertiti, and the second part is the Heretic
Znanje, 2011.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.42 €
Plays • Historical novel • Slovenian literature
"The Great Revolt" is a historical novel by Slovenian writer Bratko Kreft, which deals with the Peasants' Revolt of 1573 in the territory of present-day Croatia and Slovenia.
Roman pripada povijesno-ljubavnom žanru i smješten je u 18. stoljeće, razdoblje kada su Slavonijom vladali plemići i kada su seljaci trpjeli nepravdu i tlačenje. Zanimljiv i zbog toga što je jedini Zagorkin roman koji nije bio smješten u Zagreb.
"Sudbina hajduka je da umire obuven, u cipelama ili čizmama, svejedno, nalazi smrt na ulici izrešetan mecima žandara, poput Udmanića, ili viseći pola metra iznad zemlje, poput Čaruge..."