Social literature

Žerminal

In his best work, Germinal, Émile Zola realistically described the inhuman living and working conditions of miners in northern France in the 60s of the 19th century.

Žerminal

In his best work, Germinal, Émile Zola realistically, in minute detail, described the inhuman living and working conditions of miners in northern France in the 1860s.

Žerminal

In his best work, Germinal, Émile Zola realistically described the inhuman living and working conditions of miners in northern France in the 60s of the 19th century.

Žetva

In the abandoned Provençal village of Aubignane lives the recluse Panturle. The arrival of young Arsula changes his life and gradually brings life back to the village that was doomed to disappear. With a foreword by Josip Bogner.

Život i pustolovine trubadurke Beatriz prema svjedočanstvima njezine žonglerke Laure

The novel combines elements of socialist realism, feminism, and the fantastic. Set in medieval France and East Germany, the novel explores themes of women's emancipation, art, and social struggle through the story of Beatriz and Laura.

Život je negdje drugdje

Jaromil, a young poet raised by a possessive mother, seeks a "real life" in poetry and revolution. His lyrical youth, love, and idealism lead him into conformity and betrayal of intimate relationships – he dies young and unfulfilled.

Životne pojave

Life's Phenomena (1970) is a novel that, although less well-known than Hall's country songs, offers a warm story of the lives of ordinary people in rural America. Set in Tennessee, the novel follows the everyday lives of small communities through the pris

Život u visokom društvu

The novel follows Joe Lampton, an ambitious man who, after success, tries to maintain his position in high society, but faces a crisis of marriage, morality, and his own values.

Zločin

Crime (1955) by Ivan Potrč is a historical novella that focuses on the last days of communist illegals Đuro Đaković and Nikola Hećimović, key figures of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in the period between the two world wars.

Zmijski skot: roman iz današnjeg života