Social literature

Čudovište iz predgrađa

The novel The Monster from the Suburbs, published in 1936 by the Spiritual Youth Association in Senj, is a contemporary legend that explores the psychological and social aspects of life in urban suburbs.

Dani jada i glada

A novel by Ivan Softa about life in a Herzegovinian village during World War I. It realistically and poignantly depicts misery, hunger, disease, war mobilization, and the suffering of peasants, condemning war and social injustices.

Devojka i golubovi

Young Edek lives with his elderly father who tries to keep his son by his side. The boy's longing for freedom and a girl clashes with his father's possessiveness. The pigeons symbolize unattainable freedom. The conflict leads to a tragic ending.

Dinamit: Povijest klasnog nasilja u Americi

The book documents a century of violence in the American labor movement — from 19th-century mining strikes to bombings and clashes with police — and exposes the brutal background to America's "class war."

Djela #13: Po Rusiji

"Around Russia" is a collection of short stories by Maxim Gorky, published between 1911 and 1917. This collection contains stories that depict the life and spirit of the Russian people during the turmoil of the early 20th century.

Djela #14: Bajke o Italiji / Ruske bajke / Balada o grofici Elen de Kursi

"Tales of Italy" is a collection of short stories by Maxim Gorky, written during his stay in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century. "Russian Fairy Tales" is Gorky's interpretation of traditional Russian folk tales.

Djela #7: U Americi / Moji intervjui / Vojnici / Neprijatelji

Maxim Gorky resided in the United States in 1906. During this period, he wrote several works, mostly in response to the failure of the Russian Revolution of 1905.

Dnevnik Očenašeka

Dobra zemlja

Pearl S. Buck depicts the life of Chinese peasant Wang Lung, his rise from poverty to wealth, and the disintegration of family ties. The novel explores the relationship between man and land, tradition, social change, and moral challenges.

Dr Arousmit

One of Sinclair Lewis's best novels. A satirical and dramatic story about idealistic doctor Martin Arrowsmith, who struggles between pure science, medical ethics, and the commercial society of American medicine in the 1920s.