Social literature

Rakovac u Vinovrhu

Rakovac u Vinovrhu

Stjepan Mihalić

In the novel Rakovac u Vinovrh, the character of an idealistically committed young man who fights against the economic and national oppression of Croatia appears.

Matica hrvatska, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.99 - 7.36
Raskalašna naivka

Raskalašna naivka

Gabrielle-Sidonie Colette

The Dissolute Naive follows a young girl who, driven by curiosity and a desire for freedom, enters the world of love, passion, and social expectations, discovering the price of her own choices.

Naprijed, 1967.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
11.34
Ravnodušni ljudi

Ravnodušni ljudi

Alberto Moravia

The novel follows the declining Roman bourgeois family of Ardengo over the course of several days: widow Mariagrazia, lover Leo, son Michele, and daughter Carla – all trapped in apathy, lies, sexual manipulation, and moral indifference.

Otokar Keršovani, 1966.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.22
Redovnica

Redovnica

Denis Diderot

Unloved Suzanne is forcibly imprisoned in a convent. Her letters reveal the hypocrisy, sadism, and mental suffering within the convent walls, as well as her desperate struggle for personal freedom.

Matica hrvatska, 1960.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
2.76 - 6.32
Rimljanka

Rimljanka

Alberto Moravia

Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.

Otokar Keršovani, 1966.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
2.76 - 4.96
Rimljanka

Rimljanka

Alberto Moravia

Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.

Minerva, 1959.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.46
Rimske priče: izbor

Rimske priče: izbor

Alberto Moravia

Collections of short stories from Roman life in the post-war era: ordinary people from the people and the petty bourgeoisie – the poor, workers, small craftsmen – face misery, survival, jealousy, petty deceit and moral compromises in everyday life.

Otokar Keršovani, 1966.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.98
Robijaši, kolonisti i kanaci

Robijaši, kolonisti i kanaci

Georges Ferre

Convicts, Colonists and Kanaks is a powerful story about life in a French penal colony, which explores justice, freedom and colonial exploitation through the fates of convicts, colonists and Kanaks, while criticizing the dehumanizing system.

Naklada Binoza, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.52
Robinja

Robinja

Mende Nazer, Damien Lewis

Mende Nazer, a girl from the Nuba tribe, was kidnapped at the age of 12 in a raid, sold into slavery in Khartoum, suffered for 7 years, escaped from London in 2000. A moving story of modern slavery.

Znanje, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
12.329.24
Sabrana dela 10: Mati

Sabrana dela 10: Mati

Pearl S. Buck

A poor Chinese peasant woman, abandoned by her husband, raises three children alone, struggling with hunger, poverty and social pressures. A moving story of maternal strength and sacrifice.

Rad, 1971.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.99 - 4.86