Croatian literature

Zadnja ruka

The Last Hand (2021) by Renato Baretić follows Zvonko Fild, an acclaimed writer in an existential and writing crisis. Written in a playful yet profound style, The Last Hand offers a humorous and layered story about creation and coming to terms with onesel

Za Europu spremni

Ready for Europe by Arijana Čulina is a collection of satirical columns that humorously dissect Croatian society and its absurd political and cultural phenomena in the context of preparations for entry into the European Union.

Zagabrijel

The third part brings to an end this painful and dark story in which the unfortunate Nesi Hensu, better known as the Zagreb mummy, will find herself involved, neither guilty nor obliged.

Zagrepčanka

Branislav Glumac published a novel without periods or commas in 1974, as the relentless stream of thought of a young rebel. Published in socialist Yugoslavia, the work caused a scandal with its openness and became a classic about generational rebellion.

Zajednička kupka

The communal bath is a kind of recapitulation - in it, Marinković's obsessive motives (humiliation, fraud and death) are discussed in the most direct and immediate way. In one of its layers, the novel is also a metaphor for literature, an allegory about t

Za kruh svagdanji

Zamke pod Plješevicom

Za novim putem: novele

"Za novi putem" is a collection of novels by Augusto Cesarco, originally published in 1919. This work is characteristic of his early creative period, marked by modernist aspirations and social sensitivity.

Zapisci: Iza kulisa hrvatske politike

A monumental memoir that provides a detailed insight into the political, cultural, and social life of Croatia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These records represent an integral version of a manuscript stored in the vault of the University Libr

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