Croatian literature

Žita zemlje

Žito zove

The Grain Calls (1941) is a collection of short stories and novellas by Marko Čović with Bunjevci-Šokac themes. It vividly and lyrically depicts the everyday life of the Croats of Bačka, their customs, work in the fields, love, suffering and longing for t

Živa česma

The collection brings mature, reflective poetry imbued with motifs of homeland, childhood, and transience. Through clear expression, Milićević celebrates the vitality, homeland, and inexhaustible sources of human spirituality.

Živi i mrtvi

Život je hobotnica

Život puža

"The Life of a Snail" by Vjekoslav Majer is a novel published in 1979 that explores themes of existence, identity, and the human psyche through the symbolism of the snail.

Život treći

Život u pričama

Strong women for strong women

Život za opanke

The first literary work by Ivo Balentović, in which, through stories from Slavonian, Šokac rural life, he depicts the difficult fate of peasants, the penetration of capitalism into the countryside, emigration and the struggle for survival.

Zlatarovo zlato

The book 15 Collected Works of August Šenoa is the first Croatian historical novel, published in serial form in Vienac in 1871. The work is the foundation of Šenoa's era (proto-realism) and is one of the most widely read works of Croatian literature.