Croatian literature • History of literature
Pet stoljeća hrvatske književnosti: Dinko Šimunović
Five centuries of Croatian literature: Dinko Šimunović, vol. 70. Stories - In the mountains - Young days - The Vinčić family. Prepared by Vice Zaninović.
Editor
Marin Franičević
Dimensions
20.5 x 13 cm
Pages
488
Publisher
Zora, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 1965.
Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Language: Croatian.
One copy is available
Condition:Used, good condition (visible signs of use)
Uneasy Peace (1940) depicts the life of Herzegovinian peasants after World War I, their emigration to Slavonia, the difficult struggle for survival and inner unrest in the apparent peace of the post-war period.
The book shows the life of two poor friends, unemployed clerks Dominik Vrabec and Martin Mak, who wander in search of work and bread in the difficult interwar years, carrying the burden of misery, longing and a little man.
Matica hrvatska, 1936.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
12.36 €
Croatian literature • Psychological novel • Social literature
A novel by Ivan Softa about life in a Herzegovinian village during World War I. It realistically and poignantly depicts misery, hunger, disease, war mobilization, and the suffering of peasants, condemning war and social injustices.
The Great Spring (1933) depicts the awakening and rebirth of the Croatian village and the common man in the interwar period – a symbolic depiction of the national and social spring, the peasant movement, and the personal maturation of the main character.
Matica hrvatska, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.26 €
Epic literature • Croatian literature • Folk literature • Poetry
The eighth book in the series "Croatian Folk Songs" brings together Uskok and Hajduk folk songs edited by Dr. Nikola Andrić. The collection depicts battles, raids, revengeful exploits, and heroes of Croatian epic.
Matica hrvatska, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.56 €
Croatian literature • Novele • Social literature
Either We Are or We Are Not (1933) is Slavko Kolar's most famous collection of short stories. With a satirical and warm sense of humor, Kolar depicts the life of the Croatian village and the common man in interwar Yugoslavia – electoral fraud, bureaucracy