Croatian literature

Zapreke: Pripovijest iz savremenoga hrvatskoga života

Obstacles (1905) is a novel that depicts personal and social obstacles in Croatian bourgeois life. The central theme is the conflict of ideals, love, and duty with social norms, moral expectations, and class barriers.

Zastava od prašine

Lana Derkač's prose is one of those rare exceptions that does not agree to race on readership charts and adapt to the laws of market logic, exceptions in which subtlety and reflection take precedence over fabularization and flirting with readers.

Zastave 1-5

Flags follows the turbulent period of Croatian history from 1912 to 1922 through the family showdown between the father and son of the Emerics, but the family story is only a basis for problematizing the Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, and Albanian nationa

Zašto sam vam lagala

A young girl hides her insecurities and desire for acceptance through a series of made-up stories. Facing the truth helps her better understand herself and her relationships with others.

Zato me niste razumjeli: Minute (ženske) mudrosti

In the book, the author brings short, sharp and emotional thoughts about love, partings, betrayals, friendship and life lessons. Witty, bitter and sincerely feminine miniatures created from everyday life.

Zatvorena pučina

Zavičaj u magli

Lirske minijature

Zavjetna ruža

Roman govori o tragatelju za Svetim Graalom, kog put dovodi u ratom ranjenu Hrvatsku. Na ovom putovanju kroz zemlju on sreće ljude koji pričajući o sebi i ratu produbljuju i njegove duhovne spoznaje.

Zavodnička šuma

Zbirka otrova

The bizarre life of a Zagreb pensioner is told in an extremely interesting way that does not shy away from mocking any national frustrations from the past century.