Social literature

Posljednji Stipančići: Povijest jedne patricijske obitelji

Vjenceslav Novak's classic about the decline of the prominent Senj bourgeois family, the Stipančićs. The first edition from 1899 is considered one of the most significant and sought-after works of 19th-century Croatian literature.

Preopterećenje

Prezir / Agostino

In "Contempt," screenwriter Riccardo obsessively searches for the reason why his wife Emilia despises and alienates him. In "Agostino," a 13-year-old boy on a summer vacation with his mother experiences a sexual awakening and perceives his mother as a wom

Priče o herojima

Pripovijesti

Contents: Bricklayer, Good earnings, Forests and pastures, Gypsies, On the light, Lady's bread, Note about the writer

Putevi nesreće IV: Čovek od gipsa

The final part of the Paths of Misfortune tetralogy. Richard Dalleau, broken by losses, drugs and internal conflicts, faces the consequences of his turbulent life and seeks salvation in despair and remorse.

Qui judicatis

A psychological-moral novel about a representative of the so-called lost generation, the generation that came of age during World War I, faced with post-war disappointment, moral crises, and the question of justice in society.

Radmilović

Radmilović (1913) is Gjalski's novel about the collision of ideals and reality: an intellectual full of high principles gets stuck in provincial politics, love and ambition, while the masks of decency slowly peel away.

Rakovac u Vinovrhu

In the novel Rakovac u Vinovrh, the character of an idealistically committed young man who fights against the economic and national oppression of Croatia appears.

Ravnodušni ljudi

The novel follows the declining Roman bourgeois family of Ardengo over the course of several days: widow Mariagrazia, lover Leo, son Michele, and daughter Carla – all trapped in apathy, lies, sexual manipulation, and moral indifference.