Croatian literature

Oslobođeni žali

One of the most significant collections of Croatian poetry from the period of World War II. The poems bring intimate, nostalgic and patriotic lyrics imbued with motifs of homeland, sea, mother, faith and liberation from the burden of the past.

Osman

In the epic poem Osman Gundulić celebrates the victory of the Christian army in the Battle of Hotin (1621) and the downfall of Sultan Osman II. Through historical and allegorical motifs, the poet glorifies freedom, justice, and God's providence over human

Osman

Ivan Gundulić: Osman, a romantic epic in 20 cantos. The greatest work of Croatian Baroque literature about the conflict between Christianity and Islam, freedom and tyranny, with Mažuranić's cantos of the 14th and 15th cantos.

Osmi patuljak

Osmi povjerenik

Renat Baretić's first novel, The Eighth Commissioner, takes us to the most remote inhabited Croatian island, Trećić. Having received awards K. Š. Gjalski, V. Nazor, A. Šenoa, I. G. Kovačić and "Kiklop" became the most awarded domestic book for the best pr

Osnove pravilnoga pisanja

Osvit: Slike iz tridesetih godina

A historical novel about the Croatian national revival (Illyrianism) in the 1830s. Gjalski's first significant work of historical prose, a realistic-romantic depiction of the awakening of national consciousness.

Otimanje

Otočne priče

Island stories are inspired by some real-life situations and people from our islands, with the intention of leaving a small "trace in infinity". The rest is fictional.

Otrovana srca / Pobijeljeni grobovi

One of the most prolific Croatian realists and early naturalists with a strong right-wing orientation, in this book he brings together two stories from the Zagreb bourgeois milieu: Poisoned Hearts (1890) and Whitened Graves (1896).