"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!
The Great Spring (1933) depicts the awakening and rebirth of the Croatian village and the common man in the interwar period – a symbolic depiction of the national and social spring, the peasant movement, and the personal maturation of the main character.
Matica hrvatska, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.26 €
Croatian literature • Novele • Social literature
Either We Are or We Are Not (1933) is Slavko Kolar's most famous collection of short stories. With a satirical and warm sense of humor, Kolar depicts the life of the Croatian village and the common man in interwar Yugoslavia – electoral fraud, bureaucracy
Matica hrvatska, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.26 €
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.
"Nativity Scene" depicts the spiritual and family warmth of Christmas time, through the story of simple people whose hearts open to kindness, giving, and faith as they prepare for the feast of Christ's birth.
Knjižnica dobrih romana, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.32 €
Croatian literature • Romance Novels • Moral and didactic literature
Lace (1929) by Štefa Jurkić is a romance novel with a Catholic message. A young heroine in France, through love and suffering, experiences conversion and finds meaning in her faith, inspired by the legend of St. Teresa.