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.
The novel itself is conceptually carried by a lucid comparison of Dalmatia and the Wild West: on a thematic level, cowboys are the mythical place of the childhood of the main character and her brother.
Algoritam, 2010.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.827.06 €
Humor and Satire • Poetry • Psychological novel
Ignored and harassed by the authorities, surviving on the help of relatives and publishing children's rhymes, this ingenious marginal left behind a veritable treasure trove of strange stories and twisted thoughts in his notes and notebooks.
Although initially banned in Saudi Arabia, this novel raised a lot of dust and sparked many discussions, lawsuits, and even protests, and became an absolute bestseller in the Middle East, and now in the West.
Naklada Ljevak, 2010.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
4.10 €
A philosophical novel • Romance Novels • Psychological novel • Italian literature
Francesco Merighi returns to Rome after 9 years abroad. In order to write an "authentic" novel, he keeps a diary of his life with his wife and their daughter Babe. He obsessively analyzes lies in relationships, the temptation of
"A novel that reveals to you the secrets of Mileva's heart, her thoughts and the passionate spirit of a scientist - a woman fighting for her place in the world of science ruled by men."
Combining historical facts with fiction, the author draws us deep into the world of the artist's thin soul, whose vulnerability is caused by his tragic end, but who also possesses an incredible gift to see the divine beauty of the world where others would