The novel "The Zrinjski-Frankopan Conspiracy" (1893) was the most widely read Croatian book for ten years, and, thanks to the interest of readers at the time in historical events, it had a huge influence on younger generations of readers.
Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.
Minerva, 1959.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.46 €
Psychological novel • Scandinavian literature
A Woman's Novel is a psychological novel about the life, loves, marriage, and inner struggle of a sensitive and intelligent woman in Swedish bourgeois society at the beginning of the 20th century.
Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1928.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.38 €
American literature • Adventure novel • A philosophical novel • Psychological novel
A novel about a strong and untamable prospector for gold in Alaska, Burning Daylight, who, after becoming immensely rich, faces the corruption of the big city, love, and a crisis of meaning in life. One of London's most successful novels.
Naklada Binoza, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.32 €
Psychological novel • Scandinavian literature
The novel follows the failed priest Gøsta Berling, who, in the company of unusual characters on Ekeby, goes from a debauched wanderer to a man capable of love, responsibility and moral revival.