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Atmosfere ljubavi

Atmosfere ljubavi

Andre Maurois

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

Naklada knjižare “Zabavne biblioteke”, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.42
Vila Rubein: roman iz tirolskog života

Vila Rubein: roman iz tirolskog života

John Galsworthy

Villa Rubein (1900) is an early novel by John Galsworthy. It depicts the love between a young Englishwoman, Christian, and a poor Austrian painter in Tyrol, and the conflict between artistic ideals and civic conventions.

Naklada knjižare “Zabavne biblioteke”, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.72
Otrovano proljeće

Otrovano proljeće

Vladimir Kovačić

The first solo collection of poems by Vladimir Kovačić. Intimate and melancholic lyrics in which youthful enthusiasm, love and spring intertwine with feelings of bitterness, disappointment and poisoned youth in a difficult social and personal context.

Matica hrvatska, 1938.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.42
Mladice

Mladice

Antun Bonifačić

The novel Mladice (1938) depicts the life and spiritual growth of the young generation of Croats in the interwar period – their ideals, internal conflicts, love, national awakening, and search for meaning in turbulent times.

Matica hrvatska, 1938.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
11.48
Ili jesmo ili nismo

Ili jesmo ili nismo

Slavko Kolar

Either We Are or We Are Not (1933) is Slavko Kolar's most famous collection of short stories. With a satirical and warm sense of humor, Kolar depicts the life of the Croatian village and the common man in interwar Yugoslavia – electoral fraud, bureaucracy

Matica hrvatska, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.26
Veliko proljeće

Veliko proljeće

Stjepko Vrtar

The Great Spring (1933) depicts the awakening and rebirth of the Croatian village and the common man in the interwar period – a symbolic depiction of the national and social spring, the peasant movement, and the personal maturation of the main character.

Matica hrvatska, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.26
Istok – Zapad: roman kineske žene

Istok – Zapad: roman kineske žene

Pearl S. Buck

East and West (1930) is the first novel by Pearl S. Buck. In the form of a confession, it depicts the profound conflict between East and West, tradition and modernity, through her marriage to an American-trained Chinese doctor.

Naklada knjižare “Zabavne biblioteke”, 1935.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.35
Pod starimi krovovi: Zapisci i ulomci iz plemenitaškoga svieta

Pod starimi krovovi: Zapisci i ulomci iz plemenitaškoga svieta

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski

Under Old Roofs (1886) is a collection of short stories by Ksaver Šandor Gjalski. It realistically and nostalgically depicts the decline of the Zagorje noble manors, old customs, and the conflict between generations during the collapse of feudal society.

Matica hrvatska, 1886.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
17.24
Prokleti grad: Maledictum castrum Medved

Prokleti grad: Maledictum castrum Medved

Velimir Deželić

A historical novel set around Medvedgrad and Zagreb's Gradec. It depicts political intrigues, struggles for power, conflicts between nobles and citizens, and the fate of the girl Janja, a symbol of freedom and sacrifice in turbulent times.

Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1929.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.54
Kako sam ubila svoje dijete

Kako sam ubila svoje dijete

Pierre L'ermite

A moralistic novel written in the form of a confession in which a young woman tells how she had an abortion out of vanity, fear of scandal, and frivolity, and then experiences deep remorse, suffering, and spiritual conversion.

Knjižnica dobrih romana, 1929.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.56