Social literature

Čudovište iz predgrađa

Čudovište iz predgrađa

Franz Herwig

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.

Zbor duhovne mladeži, 1936.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.56
Čuvaj se senjske ruke / Diogenes

Čuvaj se senjske ruke / Diogenes

August Šenoa

Beware of Senja's Hand is a historical and political novel by August Šenoa, written and first published in 1876. Diogenes is Šenoa's last completed historical novel: in a way, it is both experimental and new.

Globus, 1978.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.82 - 4.98
Dama s kamelijama

Dama s kamelijama

Alexandre Dumas-Sin

The young Armand Duval falls in love with the courtesan Marguerite Gautier, known as the Lady with the Camellias. Their passionate love is destroyed by social prejudice and victimhood.

Minerva, 1984.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
5.62
Dama s kamelijama

Dama s kamelijama

Alexandre Dumas-Sin

This is the story of the love of two young people, Marguerite Gautier and Armand Duval. Although relationships between men and women have always been complicated enough on their own, this is no typical tale of unrequited love.

Večernji list, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.24 - 6.24
Dani jada i glada

Dani jada i glada

Ivan Softa

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.

Matica hrvatska, 1937.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.72 - 11.34
Das Tal der Puppen

Das Tal der Puppen

Jacqueline Susann

A cult bestseller about three women in show business who struggle for fame, love, and survive on "dolls" (pills). Jacqueline Susann's most famous novel and one of the best-selling books of all time

Verlag Buch und Welt, 1966.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
9.76
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

The novel follows the life of David Copperfield from a difficult childhood to adulthood, through losses, friendships, love mistakes and personal maturation in one of Dickens' most famous works.

Manesse Verlag, 2002.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
9.38
Devojka i golubovi

Devojka i golubovi

Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz

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.

Svjetlost, 1965.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
2.14
Die Camerons

Die Camerons

Robert Crichton

Robert Crichton's epic saga about a Scottish family from the late 19th century. Marital discord, pride and an uncompromising pursuit of a better life intertwine through the miners' struggle against exploitation.

Deutscher Bücherbund, 1978.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
5.24
Die Geheimnisse von Pittsburgh

Die Geheimnisse von Pittsburgh

Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon's novel "The Secrets of Pittsburgh" is the story of student Arthur coming of age, as he confronts love, friendship, and the search for identity in the city of Pittsburgh.

Deutscher Bücherbund, 1988.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.24