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.
The novel follows a young doctor, Robert Shannon, who, struggling with illness, professional failures, and inner doubts, finds new meaning and strength thanks to the love and understanding of a young woman.
The novel The Black Man begins with the sentence “The house we lived in was wooden.” Wooden houses are reserved for fairy tales and stories for children.
The novel depicts the post-war period in Germany, and Böll, using the strange technique of painting the world from below through the mute mouth of a boy reporter, presents images of the spiritual and material rescue of the female protagonists of fatherles
Zora, 1957.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.