Essays and diaries • Autobiographies and Memoirs
Varšavske beležnice : (1978 - 1984)
Kazimierz Brandys
One of the leading Polish writers from the end of the 20th century published his Diaries in 1981 and 1982, which cover the turbulent period of events in Poland in 1978-1984. This is a book of selections from those diary entries.
A moving and poignant chronicle of the siege and destruction of Vukovar in 1991 through 57 short "postcard" chapters. Pavličić does not write from the perspective of an "ordinary" Zagreb resident who spent the summer of 1991 in Vukovar, and then followed
Hena Com, 1999.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
11.26 €
Essays and diaries • A philosophical novel • Biography
The translation of this book was originally published in 1923 by the Belgrade bookseller S. B. Cvijanović, but the entire edition was confiscated and destroyed by the Germans during the Second World War.
Matica srpska, 1947.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
5.24 €
Essays and diaries • Manuals and guides • Psychotherapy and self-help
If it seems to you that beneath the surface of the sometimes monotonous everyday life lies a hilarious absurdity, David Sedaris will finally convince you of that.
The book explores how different cultures and traditions intertwine and influence each other throughout history. Also, the book touches on the topics of identity, migration and transformation of societies.
Oksimoron, 2010.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
14.62 €
Essays and diaries • A philosophical novel • Italian literature
One of the most moving and courageous works of world literature of the 20th century. Written as a long monologue by a pregnant woman (Fallaci herself), the book is at once an intimate confession, a feminist manifesto, and a philosophical confrontation wit