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.
Ben Ide, living a restless ranch life, moves with his family to Arizona, ostensibly for his mother's health, but also to search for his missing partner, Nevada.
Svjetlost, 1971.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
2.75 €
Francuska književnost • Psychological novel
"Nemesis" is a dramatic story of a family torn apart by passion, hidden ambitions and moral decay. When the truth comes to the surface, punishment comes inexorably - from within, through their own mistakes.
Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.58 €
Humor and Satire • Polish literature • Psychological novel
The novel follows the young Edmund Sulima, who, in interwar Poland full of ideals, enters the world of theater and art, facing the difficulties of theatrical life, social intrigues, loves, and disappointments.
Savremena biblioteka, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
9.56 €
Psychological novel • Scandinavian literature
A Woman's Novel is a psychological novel about the life, loves, marriage, and inner struggle of a sensitive and intelligent woman in Swedish bourgeois society at the beginning of the 20th century.
Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1928.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.38 €
A philosophical novel • Psychological novel • Russian literature
In his last great novel, Resurrection (1899), Tolstoy combines literary artistry with profound moral and philosophical reflections, making it a key work of his late oeuvre.
The novel "The Razor's Edge" follows the life of Larry Darrell, a young American who, after his experiences in World War I, begins to feel lost and dissatisfied with the superficial lifestyle of a wealthy society.