In Jaroslav Boček's historical novel, the main character is Crown Prince Rudolf of Habsburg, later Emperor Rudolf II, who comes from Spain to the Austro-Hungarian territories where Protestants are increasingly gaining strength, especially in Bohemia.
A 1963 novel by Leon Uris about Berlin and Germany after World War II. The novel begins in London during World War II and goes up to the occupation of Berlin by the Four Powers and the Soviet land blockade of the western districts of the city.
Otokar Keršovani, 1982.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Translated, praised and read all over the world as the only true heir to the writing erudition of Umberto Eco, Iain Pears will keep you awake long after bedtime with his novel The Case of Smerkoaz.
Algoritam, 2000.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.26 €
American literature • Historical novel • Novel
The novel is a fictionalized biography of Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu Hsi), the last real ruler of China. The work follows her rise from a third-rate concubine in the Forbidden City to de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty Chinese Empire.
"Napoleon and Countess Walewska" by Gertrude Aretz is a historical biographical novel that explores the passionate and intriguing relationship between the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his Polish mistress, Countess Marie Walewska.
Binoza, 1938.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.