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.
Vlastita naklada, 1942.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
13.42 €
German literature • Biography • Monographs • Political-historical essays
An impressive historical novel about one of the greatest engineering feats in the history of mankind - the construction of the Suez Canal, about the vision, suffering and genius of Ferdinand de Lesseps who connected peoples and seas in the middle of the d
Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1941.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.72 - 15.64 €
Romance Novels • German literature • Historical novel • Autobiographies and Memoirs
A historical novel about the great love of Croatian poet Petar Preradović and his first wife Pavica (Pava) from a Dalmatian noble family. A touching story of love, marriage, war and tragic fate in the turbulent 19th century.
Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1940.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The novel follows a doctor, Dr. van der Biltz, whose peaceful life changes when he meets a young, unpredictable and morally free girl, which plunges him into emotional chaos and a questioning of his own values.
Minerva, 1960.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.24 €
German literature • Biography • Music: Books, Sheet Music, and Magazines
Ludwig van Beethoven is a popular, accessible biography of Beethoven by German author Maria Lipsius, known under the pseudonym La Mara. Extremely rare, like all Edition Slave editions.