Documentary literature

Programi i manifesti u hrvatskoj književnosti

The collection "Programs and Manifestos in Croatian Literature", edited by Miroslav Šicel and published by Liber in 1972, represents a key collection of texts that shaped the direction of Croatian literature through various historical phases.

Put u Jajce

In Put u Jajce, Edvard Kocbek provides personal and political testimony about key moments in Yugoslav history. The book is based on Kocbek's memories from the Second World War, especially the trip to Jajce in 1943.

Ranjeni pejzaž

A book by Vladimir Mičetić, a doctor and volunteer of the Homeland War from Kutina. The work was awarded the literary prize "We Were the First When It Was Necessary" for 2010, awarded by the Association of Croatian Homeland War Veterans.

Sjaj Danice ilirske, ili preko 630 citata o raznim krijepostima i dužnostima

An anthology from the 20th anniversary of Danica Illyrska with more than 630 poems and quotes about virtues and duties. The Illyrian spirit transformed into a practical moral and patriotic compass for the education of the heart, mind, and community.

Spasitelji života: detektivski roman iz povijesti medicine

Lifesavers (1935) by Josef Löbel is a popular science work that, through suspenseful stories from the history of medicine, depicts doctors and scientists whose discoveries changed humanity.

Sredina stoljeća

The novel "Midcentury" by John Dos Passos depicts America after World War II through the stories of entrepreneurs, workers, and politicians, revealing conflicts between capital and labor, corruption, and the struggle for power.

Suha giljotina: Život kažnjenika u Gvajani

Tränen zwischen Himmel und Erde: Mein Weg zurück ins Leben

The second book of memoirs by Ugandan author China Keitetsi (born 1976), a continuation of the memoirs of a former child soldier about life in Europe, the search for children, and the journey of healing.

Tri sata: Roman međimurskog preokreta 1918.

The work, first published in 1935, provides a documentary account of events related to the liberation of Međimurje from Hungarian rule and its annexation to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918.

Vijetnam

Vietnam features Mary McCarthy's travelogues of war-torn Vietnam. The author critically portrays the war, political propaganda, and the dire consequences of the conflict for the civilian population.