Antique books
Zlatno telešce
The Golden Calf (1931) follows the ingenious con artist Ostap Bender, who in Soviet Russia during the first five-year plan seeks a secret millionaire in order to get rich, encountering the absurdity of bureaucracy, the new Soviet man, and his own downfall
Zlato
A novel about a strong and untamable prospector for gold in Alaska, Burning Daylight, who, after becoming immensely rich, faces the corruption of the big city, love, and a crisis of meaning in life. One of London's most successful novels.
Zmaj od Bosne
The Dragon of Bosnia (1898) is a historical novel by Josip Eugen Tomić about Captain Husein Gradaščević, leader of the Bosnian movement for autonomy. The work combines historical facts, political conflicts, and a romantic plot.
Zmijski skot: roman iz današnjeg života
Znamenovanje ruske revolucije
Tolstoy interprets the 1905 revolution as a moral upheaval: violence does not bring justice, but a new yoke. He sees lasting liberation in personal conscience, non-violence and Christian love, not in the state and coercion.
Zola: njegov život, njegovo djelo i njegova borba
Zola: His Life, His Work, and His Struggle (1940) is a biography written by Denise Leblond-Zola, daughter of Émile Zola. It is an intimate and devoted account of her father's life, literary work, naturalism, and courageous struggle in the Dreyfus affair.
Zoologija, knjiga prva: Opšti dio (Biologija), Praživotinje, Mesozoa, Metazoa (sunđeri, Cnidaria, rebronoše, crvi i crvuljci)
Žrtva lihvara
Svatopluk Čech's novella depicts the conflict between the peaceful, honest manager of Hrdlička and the ruthless usurer Jestřáb. The story is a harsh social critique of usury, exploitation, and the downfall of the common man under the pressure of monetary
Zver-čovek
The novel explores the destructive forces of inheritance, passion, and violence in modern industrial society. The action takes place largely on the railroad, a symbol of speed, destiny, and inevitable doom. “Beast Man” is the first description of crime in