Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža (July 7, 1893 – December 29, 1981) was one of the most important Croatian writers of the 20th century – a poet, novelist, playwright, essayist and encyclopedist. He was born in Zagreb, educated at the Austro-Hungarian Military Academy, but quickly devoted himself to literature and intellectual activity. He was a strong critic of social injustice, petty bourgeoisie and political opportunism, which characterized much of his literature.
His work covers a wide range of genres. The most notable are the novel series about the Glembays (Gospoda Glembayev, U agoniji, Leda), and the epic novel The Return of Filip Latinovicz (1932). He also wrote essays, diaries, criticism, encyclopedic articles and poems such as those from the collection Pan.
Krleža's style is characterized by a rich vocabulary, complex sentences, intellectual depth and ironic distancing. He was a key figure in Croatian culture and one of the founders of the Lexicographic Institute (today LZ Miroslav Krleža). Despite political pressures, he remained faithful to intellectual autonomy.
Krleža's legacy is indispensable in the Croatian canon and indispensable in understanding modernity and the historical destiny of Croatia and Central Europe.
Titles in our offer
Aretej
Through the parallel destinies of an ancient and a modern physician, Miroslav Krleža’s late drama dissects the motif of the intellectual caught between political repression, the horrors of war, and his own conscience.
Aretej: drama
Krleža's drama with an extensive afterword by Branko Hećimović, biobibliographic contributions by Slavko Batušić and photos of scenes from "Areteja" performed by the National Theater, Belgrade.
Balade Petrice Kerempuha
Miroslav Krleža's greatest poetic achievement and one of the most important works of Croatian literature. The ballads combine satire, irony, and lyrical-folkloric tones in a condemnation of violence and stupidity of government throughout the centuries.
Banket u blitvi: Roman u tri knjige
Die Geschichte spielt in Blitva, einem fiktiven Land im Nordosten Europas, das nach Jahrhunderten der Fremdherrschaft und politischen Instabilität unter der diktatorischen Herrschaft des grausamen Leutnants Barutanski zu einem unabhängigen Staat wurde.
Bulletin - Pedeset godina Velikog oktobra 1917. - 1967.
In „Fünfzig Jahre des Großen Oktober 1917–1967“ schreibt Miroslav Krleža über die Oktoberrevolution aus der Perspektive eines Schriftstellers, der ihr ideologisch nahesteht, aber niemals mit ihrer Umwandlung in ein System starrer Wahrheiten einverstanden
Članci i polemike 1: Ratne teme
Eine Sammlung von Krležas journalistischen Texten, Kommentaren und Analysen, die während und unmittelbar nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg entstanden sind und für das Verständnis seiner intellektuellen Entwicklung sowie seiner späteren Werke von Bedeutung sind.
Članci i polemike 2: Sa uredničkog stola
Die Sammlung „Artikel und Polemiken 2: Aus der Redaktion“ umfasst Essays, Kritiken und polemische Texte, die während Krležas Tätigkeit als Herausgeber verschiedener Literaturzeitschriften wie Književna republika und Pečate verfasst wurden.
Dijalektički antibarbarus
Krleža's most famous polemical text, in which he sharply attacks dogmatic vulgar Marxism and bad tendentious literature within the left, defending artistic freedom and intellectual autonomy. The culmination of the conflict on the literary left.
Dječak prati zmaja
"The Boy Follows the Dragon" is a book that takes us on a fantastic journey and encourages us to think about life and the world in a different way.
Dnevnik 1: Dnevnik 1914 - 17 (Davni dani I)
The 1914–17 diary records Krleža's writings from the First World War: personal dilemmas, pacifism, conflict with the militarism of the Monarchy, and intellectual maturation in the years of the collapse of the old world.