Social literature

Srce Midlothiana

Walter Scott's novel "The Heart of Midlothian" follows Jeanie Deans, a brave young woman who travels to London to save her sister Effie from an unjust conviction, fighting for truth and justice.

Sredina stoljeća

The novel "Midcentury" by John Dos Passos depicts America after World War II through the stories of entrepreneurs, workers, and politicians, revealing conflicts between capital and labor, corruption, and the struggle for power.

Stari dečki

The novel Stari dečki by Zvonimir Majdak, published in 1975, is a sequel to the cult novel Kužiš, stari moj and is part of his "prose in jeans", which is characterized by relaxed, Zagreb jargon mixed with a semi-Kajkavian style.

Suha giljotina: Život kažnjenika u Gvajani

Sva moja braća

The book follows the turbulent life of the Zanović brothers from Budva in the 18th century, famous for their adventures at European courts. The focus is on Stjepan Zanović, a charismatic but controversial figure, a Freemason and friend of Casanova, and th

Sveta beda / Ljudi u ljetnoj noći

Holy Misery (1919) is a profound, almost sacred hymn to human endurance, where misery is transformed into something sublime, almost religious, in the hands of a Finnish Nobel laureate who masterfully combined naturalism and lyrical tenderness.

Svetac u liftu: Roman s anđelima i Moldavcima

The Saint in the Elevator by Petru Cimpoeşu is a satirical novel about the residents of a Romanian skyscraper who are disturbed by a rumor that a saint has appeared in the elevator. A seemingly ordinary event grows into a social phenomenon.

Sve zbog dugog nosa

All Because of Lilli Palmer's Long Nose is a novel about two women whose fates are unexpectedly intertwined after cosmetic nose surgery. A seemingly insignificant procedure sets in motion a series of events that change their lives.

Svi se ljudi rađaju istog dana: Sumrak

In Twilight, the lives of seven people born in 1900 break under the weight of the wars, ideologies, and violence of the 20th century, as the initial promises of the era give way to loss, division, and historical darkness.

Svi se ljudi rađaju istog dana: Zora

The first part of Gall's saga follows seven children born on January 1, 1900 in different parts of the world and shows how the beginning of the 20th century divides them from birth by class, power, and destiny.