Social literature

Shirley

The novel Shirley (1849) is Charlotte Brontë's second social novel after Jane Eyre, depicting the industrial crisis caused by the Napoleonic Wars and the blockade of trade, where machines replace workers, causing discontent and violence.

Sinovi

The novel Sons by the Russian author Valery Smirnov is a powerful socio-psychological story about family, inheritance and moral dilemmas.

Sjaj i bijeda kurtizana

The Splendor and Misery of a Courtesan is part of Balzac's collection The Human Comedy. The novel follows the fate of Lucien de Rubempré, an ambitious young poet, and his relationship with the mysterious Vautrin, an ex-convict, in the world of Parisian de

Sluga Jan

Smijeh u džungli: Autobiografija jednog američkog useljenika

An autobiographical work by Louis Adamič, a Slovenian-American writer and one of the most important chroniclers of the immigrant experience in American literature. It ironically and honestly portrays the reality behind the myth of the "land of opportunity

Socijalno pitanje

Social Issue (1926) is a shorter study of the Catholic approach to social problems. It emerged from lectures by the Croatian Catholic Movement and deals with the labor question, inequality, and Christian solutions in contrast to socialism and liberalism.

Španjolski vrtlar

Cronin's novel masterfully depicts the conflict between cold intellect and warmth of heart, the harmfulness of possessive love and the healing power of true human intimacy. The novel is at once a tender story about a child's soul and a sharp critique of e

Stari dečki

The novel Stari dečki by Zvonimir Majdak, published in 1975, is a sequel to the cult novel Kužiš, stari moj and is part of his "prose in jeans", which is characterized by relaxed, Zagreb jargon mixed with a semi-Kajkavian style.

Sudija Timberlen

Judge Timberlane (1945) is an intimate story of marriage, generation gap, and midlife crisis in a small American town. The novel was made into a 1947 film of the same name starring Spencer Tracy and Lana Turner.

Sva moja braća

The book follows the turbulent life of the Zanović brothers from Budva in the 18th century, famous for their adventures at European courts. The focus is on Stjepan Zanović, a charismatic but controversial figure, a Freemason and friend of Casanova, and th