Talijanska književnost

Italijanski kapričo

Izuzetni leševi / Svakom svoje

Extraordinary Corpses and Each to His Own are two of the most famous political-crime novels by Leonardo Sciascia, an Italian writer and essayist who, through literature, dissected the mechanisms of power, corruption, and evil in contemporary society, espe

Jedna žena… Mnoge žene…

The character of the main heroine of this novel reflects the efforts of a woman who expects a lot from life, love, and career.

Katarina Mediči

Catherine de' Medici (1965) by Ivo Luzzatti is a detailed account of the life of Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589), a Florentine noblewoman and French queen, known for her political power during the Wars of Religion in France.

Knjiga domova

Konformist

Marcello Clerici, obsessed with normality after a traumatic childhood and a homosexual attack, becomes a fascist bureaucrat. He marries the average Giulia, and on their "honeymoon" in Paris, he is assigned to kill a former professor, anti-fascist Quadri.

Kronika o siromašnim ljubavnicima

In Florence 1925–1926, in the poor Via del Corno, the residents live in love, poverty and fear. The arrival of fascism destroys the community: lovers fight, some die from violence, but popular solidarity survives.

Krug Sestara

A suspenseful thriller that combines mysticism, history and contemporary intrigue. The plot takes place on several continents, from Russia and Afghanistan to London and Ireland, following two parallel stories connected by an ancient secret.

Lažljivi život odraslih

The Lying Life of Adults (2019), a stand-alone novel by Elena Ferrante, takes us to Naples in the 1990s through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Giovanna Trade, a bright, middle-class girl whose world falls apart with the discovery of her family's lies.

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