Goldsmith's Gold, Šenoa's first and most famous historical novel, is considered the first modern novel in Croatian literature. August Šenoa himself is the most widely read Croatian writer of all time.
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The story is set in medieval Zagreb and deals with the conflict between love and cruel justice. The plot follows a young girl, Janja, whose beloved, Jurko, is unjustly convicted and executed on the false charge of murdering the son of a prominent citizen.
The novel is about the generation born in the sixties, which carried the transition from socialism to capitalism through the war, through the life of a young woman who, like most others, wants to marry the man of her life.
The novel "The Zrinjski-Frankopan Conspiracy" (1893) was the most widely read Croatian book for ten years, and, thanks to the interest of readers at the time in historical events, it had a huge influence on younger generations of readers.
A novel about great love, suffering and a new beginning.