Croatian literature

Čežnja za bjelinom

A collection of poems by Josip Jakov Planinić published in 1995. Through reflective and patriotic verses, the author expresses his aspiration for spiritual purity, peace, homeland, and the metaphysical meaning of human life.

Ciao, slinavci

A witty and touching young adult novel by Tito Bilopavlović about a group of city boys growing up—their first loves, mischief, rivalries, and the inevitable loss of a carefree childhood.

Čitanje Ovidijevih Metamorfoza / Rustichello

Članci i polemike 1: Ratne teme

Miroslav Krleža

A collection of Krleža's journalistic texts, commentaries and analyses written during and immediately after World War I, important for understanding his intellectual development and the basis for his later works.

Članci i polemike 2: Sa uredničkog stola

Miroslav Krleža

The collection Articles and Polemics 2: From the Editorial Desk includes essays, criticisms, and polemical texts written during Krleža's engagement as editor of various literary magazines, such as Književna republika and Pečate.

Čoban nadmudrio carevu kćer: Hrvatska narodna pripovijetka

The story was originally published in the collection of Croatian folk stories from Vojvodina "To the sky", which was collected and edited by Balint Vujkov, under the title Wise Shepherd, and narrated by Miško Zelić Kaćmar.

Čovjek koji je kupovao kuću

During the nineties, Josefina Dautbegović established herself with her collections as one of the key authors of recent Croatian poetry.

Čovjek u svojoj sjeni

Jakov Sekulić’s novel *The Man in His Own Shadow* (1969) dissects the inner conflicts, existential anxieties, and moral dilemmas of an individual confronted with their own past decisions and social environment.

Crna kazaljka

This poetry collection was created during Gotovac's recovery in Rogaška Slatina and is itself an attempt at spiritual and poetic recovery after years of incarceration as a political prisoner.

Crnci u Firenci

Portraying a family from Rijeka that has a hard time coping with Croatian reality, and not forgiving any of its members' flaws or weaknesses, Vedrana Rudan told a disturbing story.