A war novel

08/15: u kasarni / 08/15: u ratu / 08/15: do kraja

Hans Hellmut Kirst's trilogy 08/15 follows soldier Asch from his life in the barracks, through the front and the post-war period. Through irony and dark humor, he exposes the senselessness of war, the moral collapse of the Wehrmacht, and a society that pr

1914

The novel 1914 by Ante Neimarević is the first part of a satirical trilogy about World War I, published in 1937. The work is strongly autobiographical, as the author personally participated in the war as a member of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian infantry regi

...And the Rain My Drink

First published in 1956, Han Suyin’s magnificent novel about the Emergency Period in Malaya and Singapore.

Antoanetina sestra

Zanimljiv povijesni roman prati sudbinu Marije Karoline, sestre Marije Antoanete. Kao napuljska kraljica, borila se protiv Napoleonove dominacije i gradila vlastitu vladarsku ostavštinu.

Balada o trubi i oblaku

Balada o trubi i oblaku Cirilа Kosmača pripovijetka je o hrabrosti, humanosti i otporu tijekom Drugoga svjetskog rata. Kroz sudbinu običnog čovjeka prikazuje snagu savjesti i žrtve za druge.

Boj kod Cušime: Roman jedne japanske markize

On the eve of the Battle of Tsushima, the young Marquise Mitsouko is torn between her husband—the Japanese officer Yorisaka—and her feelings for the Englishman Fergan. This romantic drama unfolds against the backdrop of the Russo-Japanese War.

Časnici i gospoda

Children Are Civilians Too

These twenty-six stories illustrate Heinrich Boll's finely nuanced storytelling at its best. In stunning portraits of ordinary people, Boll creates a rich tapestry of the dark years in postwar Germany.

Čočara

Alberto Moravia

Widow Cesira and her daughter Rosetta flee bombed Rome to their native Ciociaria, where they experience hunger, fear and misery. Liberation brings tragedy: Rosetta is raped by Moroccan soldiers, destroying their faith in God and people.

Čočara

Alberto Moravia

Widow Cesira and her daughter Rosetta flee bombed Rome to their native Ciociaria, where they experience hunger, fear and misery. Liberation brings tragedy: Rosetta is raped by Moroccan soldiers, destroying their faith in God and people.