Social literature

Majstor duša

Majstor duša

Đuro Vilović

The Master of Souls (1931) is one of the most controversial works of Croatian interwar literature. A psychological and social novel about a priest who faces the conflict between his priestly duty, celibacy, and human passions.

Naklada Binoza, 1931.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.845.13
Mala božja njiva

Mala božja njiva

Erskine Caldwell

The impoverished Walden family in Georgia tear down their own land in search of buried gold. Obsessed with sex, greed, and illusion, they descend into a chaos of desire and violence during the Great Depression.

Minerva, 1958.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
2.99 - 5.32
Malena je ime tanga

Malena je ime tanga

Almudena Grandes

If you like raw eroticism like Cloud Atlas, this is a sensual saga – emotional, provocative, for those who want to feel the pulse of forbidden passion! Grandes probes whether love is a curse or a liberation?

Mozaik knjiga, 2000.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.54
Martin Kačur

Martin Kačur

Ivan Cankar

The novel depicts the tragic fate of the idealistic teacher Martin Kačur, who fights against provincial backwardness, corruption, national indifference, and his own powerlessness in a small Slovenian town.

Zaklada Tiskare Narodnih novina - Zabavna biblioteka, 1934.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.32
Maskarada / Bračna ljubav

Maskarada / Bračna ljubav

Alberto Moravia

In "Masquerade," Moravia satirically depicts fascist Italy through absurd political intrigue and disguise. "Marital Love" intimately explores erotic tension, possessiveness, and emotional alienation in everyday life.

Minerva, 1959.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.36
Maskarada / Bračna ljubav

Maskarada / Bračna ljubav

Alberto Moravia

In "Masquerade," Moravia satirically depicts fascist Italy through absurd political intrigue and disguise. "Marital Love" intimately explores erotic tension, possessiveness, and emotional alienation in everyday life.

Otokar Keršovani, 1966.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.22 - 3.86
Mati

Mati

Maksim Gorki

Maxim Gorky's novel "Mother" was published in 1906 and is one of the key works of Russian social realism. The work depicts the awakening of the working class in Russia through characters and events that emphasize social injustices and the need for revolut

Svjetlost, 1975.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.26
Mati

Mati

Maksim Gorki

Maxim Gorky's novel "Mother" was published in 1906 and is one of the key works of Russian social realism. The work depicts the awakening of the working class in Russia through characters and events that emphasize social injustices and the need for revolut

Glas rada, 1950.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.36
Meštar Don Gesualdo

Meštar Don Gesualdo

Giovanni Verga

The novel is an important representative of verismo, Italian realism, and depicts the lives of people from the south of Italy, especially the conflicts between the poor peasantry and the decaying aristocracy.

Matica hrvatska, 1947.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.42
Middlemarch I: Gospođica Brooke

Middlemarch I: Gospođica Brooke

George Eliot

In the first book of the novel, we meet Dorothea Brooke, a 19-year-old girl who wants a great life dedicated to good. She marries the old scholar Casaubon, thinking that he will help her in her intellectual work, but the marriage brings disappointment.

Matica hrvatska, 1961.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
3.24