"Planet Number Four" by Ruska Stojanović Nikolašević explores various themes, some of which include space, stars, planets, travel and mysterious spaces.
The author uses poetic language to take us on an imaginary journey through all the topics in this book.
The girl ˝RU˝ doesn't have a postman owl, so she sends her letters to Harry Potter by sea waves, spring waves, morning dawn, seagulls, falcons, and most often by swallows!
Grafika, 2009.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.985.24 €
Croatian literature • Social literature • First editions
A social novel with a thesis, which follows a young intelligent woman who fights for education, independence and equality in the conservative society of the 1920s, advocating for women's emancipation and financial independence.
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.
Matica hrvatska, 1940.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.76 - 11.52 €
Croatian literature • Literary criticism • Literary Theory
A collection of literary criticism and studies by Ljubomir Maraković. The author analyzes and evaluates contemporary Croatian storytellers and novelists of the interwar period, emphasizing their artistic values from a Catholic and ethical perspective.
Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1929.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.74 €
Croatian literature • Short Stories • Social literature
Under Old Roofs (1886) is a collection of short stories by Ksaver Šandor Gjalski. It realistically and nostalgically depicts the decline of the Zagorje noble manors, old customs, and the conflict between generations during the collapse of feudal society.
The book shows the life of two poor friends, unemployed clerks Dominik Vrabec and Martin Mak, who wander in search of work and bread in the difficult interwar years, carrying the burden of misery, longing and a little man.