Croatian literature

Zlatna nit

In literary theory and literary criticism, Zvonimir Balog is considered the founder of contemporary Croatian children's poetry.

Zlice i vilice

Zloduh

A collection of short stories

Zmaj od Bosne

The Dragon of Bosnia (1898) is a historical novel by Josip Eugen Tomić about Captain Husein Gradaščević, leader of the Bosnian movement for autonomy. The work combines historical facts, political conflicts, and a romantic plot.

Zmija oko vrata I-II

War-psychological prose set during the Homeland War (1991–1995), with a focus on Slavonia and partly on events in Bosnia. The work belongs to a cycle of prose about the war and women's experiences in it.

Zmija razuma

Zmijski skot: roman iz današnjeg života

Zrnca pijeska na obalama vječnosti

Grains of sand on the shores of eternity is a collection of autobiographical stories by the Russian-Croatian writer Natalija Vorobjova Hržić.

Žubor života: izabrane pjesme 1919–1954.

A collection of selected lyrics by Gustav Krklec, spanning more than three decades of creativity – from the early expressionist phase to post-war meditative-reflective poems about life, transience, love, and the shadows of war.

Žuna na telefonu

Žuna na telefonu by Vjekoslav Majer is a collection of children's poems that, through gentle verses and rich illustrations by Zdenka Pozaić, explores nature, animals, children's games, and everyday situations from a child's perspective.