Social literature

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.

Dragi moj Petroviću

My Dear Petrović by Milovan Danojlić is a humorous and satirical novel that, through the letters and thoughts of the main character, depicts everyday life, human weaknesses, and social situations with a lot of wit and irony.

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.

Dr. Martin 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.

Druga generacija

Howard Fast's Second Generation is a family novel that follows the lives of the descendants of a successful American family. The work explores generational conflicts, love, ambition, and social change.

Drugovi I-II

A collection of short stories that follow the lives of young people, mostly pupils and students, during and after World War II, with an emphasis on their ideological struggle, maturation, and development of awareness of social changes.

Dva svijeta

A psychological novel about musician Amadej Zlatanić who, after studying in Prague, returns to Croatia, where he faces the misunderstanding of his petty-bourgeois surroundings and ends up in a madhouse. The conflict between artistic ideals and reality.

Dva svijeta

A psychological novel about musician Amadej Zlatanić who, after studying in Prague, returns to Croatia, where he faces the misunderstanding of his petty-bourgeois surroundings and ends up in a madhouse. The conflict between artistic ideals and reality.

El Hakim: Roman iz egipatskog života

An Egyptian boy from poverty dreams of becoming a doctor ("hakim" in Arabic means doctor/sage). With immense perseverance, he rises to world fame, but must choose between ambition and his roots.