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.
Franca Palmer flieht vor einer persönlichen Krise auf die Insel Guernsey, wo sie Beatrice Shaye kennenlernt. Durch die Erforschung ihrer Vergangenheit deckt sie Geheimnisse aus der Zeit der deutschen Besatzung auf, die das Leben aller Beteiligten noch Jah
Blanvalet, 2010.
German. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
5.26 €
Kroatische Literatur • Psychologischer Roman
Ein Roman über Loyalität, Erziehung und die Herausforderungen, denen sich Mensch und Hund gleichermaßen stellen müssen. Anhand der Geschichte des Hundes Dren und seiner Familie offenbart der Erzähler die Liebe, den Stolz, die Zerbrechlichkeit und die Vera
Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
16.24 €
Kroatische Literatur • Psychologischer Roman
A key novel of Croatian modernity. Leskovar depicts the overly sensitive writer Marcel Bušinski, who sinks in passive decadence into the shadows of unrealized, painful love, introspection, and mental weakness. First edition.
Gjalski's novel In the Yellow House (1914) exposes provincial everyday life: masks of politeness, quiet ambitions, and gentle, ironic clashes between desire and duty, told with fine psychology and style. Rare antiquarian edition.
Vlastita naklada, 1914.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.42 €
Historical novel • Psychological novel • First editions
Kirke Annie Vivanti is a novel inspired by the life of Marija Tarnowska. The Croatian edition from 1918, translated by Olga and Tonči Filipić, is interesting today primarily as a rare edition by the Jug Publishing House.
Nakladni zavod Jug, 1918.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
5.32 €
A philosophical novel • German literature • Psychological novel
In the novel Narcissus and Chrysostom, Hermann Hesse follows two friends: the ascetic monk Narcissus and the artistically restless Chrysostom, who search for the meaning of life through wanderings, love, and suffering.
Suhrkamp Verlag, 1971.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.