The German magazine Der Spiegel titled Mr. Kuka's recommendations as "the trickiest book of the season" just after publication.
Waldemar, an aspiring and inexperienced young man from Warsaw, firmly decided to travel to the West for the first time in his life. That trip to Vienna turned into a swedish of European proportions, with pointed and somewhat venomous complaints against the golden West.
The thief of the peaks is a book with a dose of the finest philosophical-Lacrdian humor that can be read as a guide to solving small and large life puzzles.
Gedichte: Aus dem Alltag (Zagreb, 1942) is a collection of lyrical poems in German by Otto Müller-Neudorf inspired by everyday life. Published in the NDH, it reflects intimate observations, nature, and everyday moments.
The novel follows the third generation of the Marty family. Alexandra takes over the family legacy and company and faces business, family and personal challenges in Germany from the 1970s until the country's reunification.
The novella Miss Elsa (1924) depicts the inner monologue of a young girl from the Viennese bourgeoisie who faces a moral dilemma, family ruin, and her own sexuality in just a few dramatic hours.
"Three Million Three" (1933) by Leonhard Frank is a social novel about unemployment during the Great Depression. It follows the fates of three German workers who wander around looking for work and escape from poverty.
Naklada Binoza, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.32 €
German literature • History of literature • Biography
A biography of the Mann family that reveals their complex relationships, artistic ambitions, and personal conflicts, offering a different perspective on one of the most famous literary families of the 20th century.