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.
Začuđeni svatovi pripada krugu tzv. istarskih romana s naglašenom zavičajnošću, opisima krajolika te idealizacijom maloga hrvatskog čovjeka: seljaka, mornara, pomorca.
„Villefranche“ von Roman Pavić ist ein Roman über die Schicksale von Menschen, die ihren Träumen ungeachtet aller Hindernisse folgen, über diejenigen, die keine Angst haben, gegen den Strom zu schwimmen, über die Besten in ihrem Beruf.
Fraktura, 2024.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The novel takes place in the 19th century, and tells the story of two young friends, the fourteen-year-old Pole Stanislaw and his eight-year-old friend Nel from England, who were kidnapped in Sudan by the rebels of the Muslim priest Mahdi.