Social literature

Golubovi i jastrebovi

Golubovi i jastrebovi

Grazia Deledda

In a typically Sardinian setting, through a dramatic love story, Deledda depicts the conflict between two families and their worlds – the peaceful, honest "doves" and the aggressive, greedy "hawks".

Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1931.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.54
Gonič zmajeva

Gonič zmajeva

Khaled Hosseini

A poignant story of friendship, betrayal and redemption in Afghanistan. Amir and Hassan grow up together until war and Taliban terror destroy their world. A classic of contemporary world literature.

Vorto Palabra, 2021.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
13.74
Gospoda Golovljovi

Gospoda Golovljovi

Mihail E. Saltikov-Ščedrin

A rare and sought-after first Croatian edition of a classic of Russian literature. A masterpiece of satirical realism, it depicts the tragic story of the decline of the noble Golovlev family over several generations.

Naklada knjižare Mirka Breyera, 1918.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.36 - 8.46
Graditelji života

Graditelji života

Marin Franičević

A collection of revolutionary and socially engaged poetry by Marin Franičević. The poems celebrate the partisan struggle, the building of socialism, work, the collective, and the future, filled with optimism and faith in the "builders of a new life."

Kultura, 1950.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
12.34
Gradska četvrt

Gradska četvrt

Vasco Pratolini

In Florence, 1932–1939, in the poor neighborhood of Santa Croce, a group of young men go through first loves, fights, friendships, and maturation. Fascism is spreading, but they experience moments of joy and longing in street life, forming an awareness of

Džepna knjiga, 1956.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
2.48
Granica

Granica

Zofia Nałkowska

Through the fate of the ambitious Zenon Ziembiewicz, the novel Granica depicts the transgression of moral, social and human boundaries – careerism, class differences and the price of compromise in interwar Polish society.

Minerva, 1956.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.42
Grešnik Lenart

Grešnik Lenart

Ivan Cankar

"Sinner Lenart" is a novella by Slovenian writer Ivan Cankar that deals with themes of redemption, moral dilemmas, and the inner struggle of the individual.

Spektar, 1974.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
2.86 - 3.26
Grupa

Grupa

Mary Mccarthy

Mary McCarthy's group follows eight young women after they graduate from Vassar. The novel depicts their loves, marriages, careers, and disappointments, as well as the position of women in American society in the 1930s.

Znanje, 1987.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
5.324.89 - 6.60
Gulliverova putovanja

Gulliverova putovanja

Jonathan Swift

Lemuel Gulliver experiences four incredible journeys to fantastic lands: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms. Swift's ingenious satire on human nature, politics, science, and society.

Jutarnji list, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.82 - 4.99
Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj

Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj

Ivan Olbracht

Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj (1933) is the most famous novel by Ivan Olbracht (real name Kamil Zeman, 1882–1952), a classic of 20th-century Czech literature. One of the most important works of Czech literature between the two wars.

Svjetlost, 1965.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
4.56