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.
The Laughing of Gioconda and Other Stories (1921) is a collection of short stories by Aldous Huxley. It humorously and cynically depicts marital intrigue, the boredom of bourgeois life, human vanity, and the moral decline of modern society.
Matica hrvatska, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
11.32 €
Essays and diaries • German literature • Historical novel • Science Fiction
A scientific documentary novel about the discovery of radium, which tells the story of Marie and Pierre Curie, the medical revolution, but also the dark side – speculation, the fight for monopoly and the tragic consequences of radioactivity on people.
Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1940.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
In 2013, 17 printed notebooks full of newspaper clippings and letters were found in a wicker laundry basket in the apartment of Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), one of the world's most famous children's writers and author of Pippi Longstocking.
Disput, 2017.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
16.42 €
Essays and diaries • Croatian literature • Travel Books • Međimurje & Zagorje
The book consists of a foreword by Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Jurić, 9 essays, 10 travelogues, 9 essays, and 3 completed correspondences with poet Vesna Parun, editor Jože Pogačnik, and poet Boris A. Novak.
Društvo hrvatskih književnika, 2024.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
16.00 €
Essays and diaries • German literature • Historical novel
Joseph Fouché (1930) is a brilliant biography of a brilliant and unscrupulous opportunist – a Minister of Police who served all regimes: the Revolution, Napoleon and the Bourbons, becoming a symbol of political cunning and moral emptiness.
Naklada Binoza, 1935.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.62 €
Essays and diaries • Croatian literature • Short Stories
Stories from the Island, from the City and from the Mountain (1927) is a collection of autobiographical stories by Vladimir Nazor. Divided into three cycles, it brings back memories from childhood and youth – life on an island, schooling in the city and a