Katarina Velika: Romansirana biografija o Katarini Velikoj
Gina Kaus
Catherine the Great is a historical novel by Austrian author Gina Kaus. The work deals with the political rise of Catherine II. The Great, one of the most influential rulers of the 18th century, and depicts the court intrigues, power, and reforms she used
In the novel Narcissus and Chrysostom, Hermann Hesse follows two friends: the ascetic monk Narcissus and the artistically restless Chrysostom, who search for the meaning of life through wanderings, love, and suffering.
Suhrkamp Verlag, 1971.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.42 €
German literature • Family novel • Historical novel
An autobiographical novel about the unusual mother Elsa, a Jewish intellectual from Berlin, whose turbulent life, loves, and free choices shape the fate of her family on the eve of Nazism.
German journalist Eberhard Bodmar travels the area between the Volga and the Don, following the fate of the Sixth Army, and falls in love with translator Jelena, in a country where the past and politics separate people.
Deutscher Bücherbund, 1970.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.46 €
Detective Stories • German literature • Historical novel • Thriller
Vienna, 1894. Young inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt investigates a series of gruesome murders linked to a mysterious game. Each clue leads to a new mystery and a deadly threat.
In a whirlwind of passion, danger, and the distant expanses of the steppes, the heroes face a love that changes fate, but also temptations that demand courage, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Deutscher Bücherbund, 1971.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.56 €
Romance Novels • German literature • Historical novel • Biography
Sixteen-year-old Ottilie von Faber inherits the A. W. Faber pencil factory in 1893. Obedient to her grandfather's will, she marries without love, and after five births and twenty years, she leaves the marriage for a secret love - at a high price.