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Svjetlost, 1966.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
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German literature • Psychological novel • Social literature
In Boll's novels, one of the central themes is the attempt to preserve basic moral values in a time of terror, as well as in a period of material prosperity and corruption.