The selection of Vjenceslav Novak's novels includes those from the school reading list: "Gluttony and Misery", "U glib", "The Narrative", "From the Great Underground" and others.
Nikola Baretić follows the fate of the main character in the Senj area, faced with jealousy, marital conflicts and social pressures. A realistic novel about passions, honor and decay in a 19th century petty-bourgeois environment.
Minerva nakladna knjižara, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.99 - 5.76 €
Croatian literature • Psychological novel • Social literature
A psychological novel about musician Amadej Zlatanić who, after studying in Prague, returns to Croatia, where he faces the misunderstanding of his petty-bourgeois surroundings and ends up in a madhouse. The conflict between artistic ideals and reality.
Minerva nakladna knjižara, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.28 - 5.26 €
Croatian literature • Short Stories • Psychological novel
A collection of eight artistic fairy tales for children, inspired by Slavic mythology and folk tales, depicting the struggle between good and evil, wisdom, obedience, love and moral lessons through fantastic characters.
Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske, 1980.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.32 €
Literature for children • School reading • Croatian literature • School reading
In the story The Happy Cricket, a cheerful cricket lives carefree, happy in song and play, while hardworking ants remind him to work. The story teaches that true wealth lies in cheerfulness, joy, and an honest outlook on life.