Trovačnica

Zver-čovek

The novel explores the destructive forces of inheritance, passion, and violence in modern industrial society. The action takes place largely on the railroad, a symbol of speed, destiny, and inevitable doom. “Beast Man” is the first description of crime in

Stranica ljubavi

Evgenija Grande / Muzej starina

In his novels Eugenie Grandet (1833) and The Museum of Antiquities (1837), Balzac explores universal themes of greed, human passions, sacrifice, and moral dilemmas, placing them in different social contexts of 19th-century French society.

Čovek od gipsa

The novel, whose original title is L'Homme de plâtre, explores complex human destinies through the story of a protagonist whose life symbolically reflects fragility and vulnerability, like plaster.

Svilena klopka

In The Silk Trap, Françoise Sagan depicts a love trap woven from passion, irony, and self-deception. Adrian, a cynical writer, is caught between success, boredom, and an elusive woman who changes his perspective on life.

Pričaj im o bitkama, kraljevima i slonovima

In 1506, Michelangelo Buonarroti was invited by Sultan Bayezid II to design a bridge across the Golden Horn in Constantinople. Furious at Pope Julius II who had humiliated him and refused to pay, Michelangelo left Rome and arrived by ship in Constantinopl