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Uskrsnuće

In his last great novel, Resurrection (1899), Tolstoy combines literary artistry with profound moral and philosophical reflections, making it a key work of his late oeuvre.

Uspomena

Olav Duun's novel "Uspomena" (1932) is a psychological drama about a son's return to his native village after his mother's suspicious death and suspicions about his father. It is one of the few works by Duun available in Croatian at the time.

Uspomene iz mog života

The autobiographical prose of Maxim Gorky, who in a series of vivid and poignant images depicts his difficult childhood, youth and wanderings through Russia, encounters with ordinary people, poverty, violence and his first steps in literature.

U Titovim pandžama (Svjedočanstva)

The content of the book is real and experienced in the enslaved homeland, in the dictatorship and Tito's prisons.

Uvjeti umnog gospodarenja: Pokušaj popularizacije agrikulturne kemije

Ilija Bošnjak's first book, "Conditions of Intelligent Management", an attempt to popularize agricultural chemistry for farmers and students. The book was edited and published by Milan Metelka.

Uvođenje u filozofiju

Pristupačan pregled povijesti filozofije u kojem Émile Faguet vodi čitatelja od antičkih mislilaca preko srednjeg vijeka do modernog doba, objašnjavajući temeljne filozofske ideje i pravce.

U zemlji Amanullaha

A vivid account of the author's trip to Afghanistan in 1921-1922, a country in a turbulent period of modernization under the reformist king Amanullah Khan, the clash of tradition and the new age, and the exotic life of Afghan society.

U zemlji muza: Opis značajnih gradova, arheoloških lokaliteta i predjela Grčke

Uzrok smrti: Sedmi slučaj doktorice Kay Scarpetta

In the Croatian translation by Martina Gračanin, with illustrations by Nenad Martić, The Cause of Death of Patricia Cornwell is the seventh and so far the most exciting adventure of dr. Kay Scarpetta.

U žrvnju

Hermann Hesse's novel "At the Mill" depicts the conflict between artistic ideals and social expectations through the story of a young poet trying to make it in a world limited by conventions.