Social literature

1914

The novel 1914 by Ante Neimarević is the first part of a satirical trilogy about World War I, published in 1937. The work is strongly autobiographical, as the author personally participated in the war as a member of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian infantry regi

Argonauti: pričanja siromašnih ljudi

The book shows the life of two poor friends, unemployed clerks Dominik Vrabec and Martin Mak, who wander in search of work and bread in the difficult interwar years, carrying the burden of misery, longing and a little man.

Atmosfere ljubavi

The novel subtly and psychologically depicts three love stories/"atmospheres" through the relationship between a man and a woman, analyzing different forms of love, marital crises, jealousy, boredom and the impossibility of complete understanding between

Automat

A collection of 41 short stories: the characters act like "automatons" – mechanical, listless, incapable of authentic reaction to life's problems. Modern man alienated, trapped in routine, sex, money and passivity, without will or feelings.

Baselska zvona

The novel follows three women: Diane, a noblewoman; Catherine Simonidzé, a feminist; and the real Clara Zetkin, a communist. Through their destinies, the crisis of bourgeois society, women's emancipation, and the path to communism are depicted.

Betonski vrt

Blato

Miana Vlaović's debut novel is a story about three generations of women in a patriarchal province, filled with recurring patterns of fate - love, betrayal, poverty, violence, and small struggles for dignity.

Blizu kuće

"Close to Home" (1962) by Erskine Caldwell is a sharp, realistic novel about racism, hypocrisy, and social injustice in the American South during the era of segregation.

Brodolom

Shipwreck (1906) is a novel about fate and chance. After a shipwreck, Ramesh and Kamala begin a life together, believing they are married. The novel explores the conflict between duty, love, identity, and social norms in colonial Bengal.

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