Historical novel

Tuscov bik

Tuscov bik

Attilio Dabini

The adventure-historical novel by Attilio Dabini takes readers to ancient Etruria. Through an exciting story and mythological motifs, the author shows the struggle for freedom, power and honor among the Etruscan tribes.

Zora, 1967.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
3.55
Tvornica

Tvornica

Matuš Kavec

Matuš Kavec's social novel "The Factory" depicts difficult working conditions, industrial progress, and social conflicts. The author analyzes the struggle of the working class and the impact of industrialization on human destiny.

Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1945.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.00
U Americi

U Americi

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag's latest novel, inspired by the real-life Polish woman Helena Modjeska. Sontag, through an ironic, erudite style, explores emigration as an existential escape: America is not a paradise, but a mirror of European weaknesses.

Naklada EOS, 2005.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
13.9812.58
Uhoda

Uhoda

James Fenimore Cooper

A historical adventure reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley romances, Cooper's novel centers on Harvey Birch, an ordinary man suspected of being a spy for the British.

Svjetlost, 1963.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.72 - 3.98
Ulica mračnih dućana

Ulica mračnih dućana

Patrick Modiano

The novel follows Guy Rolland, a detective who suffers from amnesia and tries to discover his own identity. Through an atmospheric and introspective style, Modiano explores the themes of memory, forgetting and the search for oneself in a world that hides

Znanje, 1980.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
5.20 - 5.86
Uloga moje porodice u svetskoj revoluciji

Uloga moje porodice u svetskoj revoluciji

Bora Ćosić

The boy Bora tells the story of a chaotic family in Belgrade during the war and the post-war revolution. Mom, dad, grandfather, uncle and aunts live an absurd everyday life full of laughter, chaos and irony, while the "world revolution" enters their apart

Znanje, 1987.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.20 - 8.42
Umiranje na rate: Dachauski procesi

Umiranje na rate: Dachauski procesi

Igor Torkar, Boris Fakin

A novel by Igor Torkar (Boris Fakin) dealing with "Dachau processes". Through a mixture of documentary and fiction, Torkar exposes the taboo subject of the communist regime, basing the story on his own experience as a prisoner in Dachau and Goli otok.

Globus, 1984.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
9.626.83 - 9.769.62
U noći: Svagdašnja povijest iz hrvatskoga života

U noći: Svagdašnja povijest iz hrvatskoga života

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski

The young idealistic lawyer Kačić becomes involved in political struggles, party intrigues, corruption and public life, facing the decline of ideals, moral compromises and the dark side of Croatian politics and society.

St. Kugli, 1935.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback with dust jacket.
24.62
U pandžama lava: Roman iz doba hrvatske narodne dinastije

U pandžama lava: Roman iz doba hrvatske narodne dinastije

Velimir Deželić

The novel depicts turbulent events in early medieval Croatia, the struggle for power, external threats, and the fates of characters caught up in political intrigue and wars – symbolically the "lion's claws" as a danger threatening the Croatian state and p

Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1929.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.42
U potrazi za Kainom i Abelom

U potrazi za Kainom i Abelom

Roman Pavić

In the novel In Search of Cain and Abel, Roman Pavić follows surgeon Ivan Mandić in his search for a painting by Celestin Medović, revealing the fate of lawyer Niko Andrijašević and the history of these areas through wars and tragedies.

Fraktura, 2025.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
13.54