Social literature

Krvava arena

Krvava arena

Vicente Blasco Ibanez

The Bloody Arena (1908) is a naturalistic novel about the rise and fall of bullfighter Juan Gallardo. A poor young man becomes a famous matador, but is destroyed by love, vice, fear, and tragedies in the arena – a critique of Spanish bullfighting and soci

Naprijed, 1984.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.76
Krvava arena: roman iz života španjolskih torera

Krvava arena: roman iz života španjolskih torera

Vicente Blasco Ibanez

The Bloody Arena (1908) is a naturalistic novel about the rise and fall of bullfighter Juan Gallardo. A poor young man becomes a famous matador, but is destroyed by love, vice, fear, and tragedies in the arena – a critique of Spanish bullfighting and soci

Naklada zaklade tiskare Narodnih novina, 1928.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.99
Ljudi ispod Osojnika

Ljudi ispod Osojnika

France Bevk

"People Below Osojnik" is a novel by Slovenian writer France Bevko, published in 1934. The work is known for its realistic depiction of peasant life on the Slovenian coast during the first half of the 20th century.

Spektar, 1974.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.62
Ljudi i zemlja

Ljudi i zemlja

Fran Erjavec, Janko Kersnik, Alojz Kraigher, Janez Jalen, Prežihov Voranc, Matevž Hace, Ferdo Godina

A collection of stories with peasant themes, selected by Franček Bohanec.

Spektar, 1974.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.68
Lucia, Lucia

Lucia, Lucia

Adriana Trigiani

Lucia Sartori was the most beautiful girl in Greenwich Village in her youth. The youngest child and only daughter of a traditional Italian family, Lucia breaks off her engagement to the son of a local baker, because his mother expects Lucia to stop workin

Mozaik knjiga, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.34
Malena je ime tanga

Malena je ime tanga

Almudena Grandes

If you like raw eroticism like Cloud Atlas, this is a sensual saga – emotional, provocative, for those who want to feel the pulse of forbidden passion! Grandes probes whether love is a curse or a liberation?

Mozaik knjiga, 2000.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.54
Maskarada / Bračna ljubav

Maskarada / Bračna ljubav

Alberto Moravia

In "Masquerade," Moravia satirically depicts fascist Italy through absurd political intrigue and disguise. "Marital Love" intimately explores erotic tension, possessiveness, and emotional alienation in everyday life.

Otokar Keršovani, 1966.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.86
Mati

Mati

Maksim Gorki

Maxim Gorky's novel "Mother" was published in 1906 and is one of the key works of Russian social realism. The work depicts the awakening of the working class in Russia through characters and events that emphasize social injustices and the need for revolut

Glas rada, 1950.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.36
Mati

Mati

Maksim Gorki

Maxim Gorky's novel "Mother" was published in 1906 and is one of the key works of Russian social realism. The work depicts the awakening of the working class in Russia through characters and events that emphasize social injustices and the need for revolut

Svjetlost, 1975.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.26
Meštar Don Gesualdo

Meštar Don Gesualdo

Giovanni Verga

The novel is an important representative of verismo, Italian realism, and depicts the lives of people from the south of Italy, especially the conflicts between the poor peasantry and the decaying aristocracy.

Matica hrvatska, 1947.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.426.74