Antique books
Zlatarovo zlato
The book 15 Collected Works of August Šenoa is the first Croatian historical novel, published in serial form in Vienac in 1871. The work is the foundation of Šenoa's era (proto-realism) and is one of the most widely read works of Croatian literature.
Zlatni lanac
Upton Sinclair sharply criticizes the relationship between art and capital throughout history. He shows how money and power have always influenced literature, painting, and music, and how great artists were often prisoners of the "golden chain."
Zlatni otok
The Golden Isle (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson is a classic adventure novel about young Jim Hawkins, pirate treasure, betrayal, and a battle with dangerous pirates led by Long John Silver on a secret island.
Zlatno telešce
The Golden Calf (1931) follows the ingenious con artist Ostap Bender, who in Soviet Russia during the first five-year plan seeks a secret millionaire in order to get rich, encountering the absurdity of bureaucracy, the new Soviet man, and his own downfall
Zlato
A novel about a strong and untamable prospector for gold in Alaska, Burning Daylight, who, after becoming immensely rich, faces the corruption of the big city, love, and a crisis of meaning in life. One of London's most successful novels.
Znamenovanje ruske revolucije
Tolstoy interprets the 1905 revolution as a moral upheaval: violence does not bring justice, but a new yoke. He sees lasting liberation in personal conscience, non-violence and Christian love, not in the state and coercion.
Zola: njegov život, njegovo djelo i njegova borba
Zola: His Life, His Work, and His Struggle (1940) is a biography written by Denise Leblond-Zola, daughter of Émile Zola. It is an intimate and devoted account of her father's life, literary work, naturalism, and courageous struggle in the Dreyfus affair.
Žrtva lihvara
Svatopluk Čech's novella depicts the conflict between the peaceful, honest manager of Hrdlička and the ruthless usurer Jestřáb. The story is a harsh social critique of usury, exploitation, and the downfall of the common man under the pressure of monetary
Zver-čovek
The novel explores the destructive forces of inheritance, passion, and violence in modern industrial society. The action takes place largely on the railroad, a symbol of speed, destiny, and inevitable doom. “Beast Man” is the first description of crime in