Antique books
Krvava arena: roman iz života španjolskih torera
The Bloody Arena (1908) is a naturalistic novel about the rise and fall of bullfighter Juan Gallardo. A poor young man becomes a famous matador, but is destroyed by love, vice, fear, and tragedies in the arena – a critique of Spanish bullfighting and soci
Kuća na suncu
"House in the Sun" by Zdenka Marković is a collection of prose poems and lyrical introspective prose. Melancholic and nostalgic images of childhood, homeland and inner world. One of the most famous works of the Croatian writer and translator.
Kukavica
The Coward (1898/1899) is a Japanese melodrama about the unhappy love of the young Nami-ko and her husband Takeo. One of the most famous works of Japanese literature of the Meiji period, it was a huge international hit at one time.
Lady Chatterley i njezin ljubavnik
A novel about young Constance Chatterley, who, while married to a paralyzed nobleman, finds passionate love and a sexual awakening with the poacher Oliver Mellors. A classic of modern literature and a powerful critique of English class society.
La trezoro de l'orajisto
Lav i janje
The Lion and the Lamb by E. Phillips Oppenheim (1920s) is a spy and adventure novel that intertwines intrigue, diplomacy, and a love story between a powerful “lion” and a naive “lamb” in the European political milieu.
Liječnikovi zapisci
Doctor's Notes by F. D. Marušić (1906) is a collection of realistic sketches from medical practice in a Dalmatian village. It depicts the difficult life of poor people, diseases, misery and social injustices through the eyes of a doctor.
Lirika
A rare collection of lyrics by four young Croatian poets: Dončević (Klonuće), Kozarčanin (Tuga ljeta), Nizeteo (Zelena harpa) and Žilić (Grad na vjetru). Intimate, melancholic and landscape poetry.
Ljubav i sjaj: igrokaz u tri čina
Love and Splendor (1896) by Hermina Tomić is a three-act play published in the Entertainment Library of the Croatian National Library. The work deals with themes of love, social norms, and moral conflicts in bourgeois society at the end of the 19th centur