Social literature

Patnici: drama u 3 čina / Krštenje u dobroj volji: komedija u 1 činu

Patnici: drama u 3 čina / Krštenje u dobroj volji: komedija u 1 činu

J. S. Savinski, Josip Selak

Two plays by Josip Selak (J. S. Savinski) – a serious portrayal of suffering in three acts and a humorous one-act play about good intentions and intrigue. Works by a lesser-known Croatian playwright and businessman from the early 20th century.

Naklada Radoslava Bačića, 1918.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.99
Patriot

Patriot

Upton Sinclair

The Patriot (1928) is a novel by Upton Sinclair that explores themes of political idealism, corruption, and the struggle for justice in America during the turbulent social and political turmoil of the early 20th century.

Hrvatski tiskarski zavod, 1946.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
14.99
Pečenjarnica / Bogovi žeđaju

Pečenjarnica / Bogovi žeđaju

Anatole France

In the novels The Oven and Gods Thirst, Anatole France shows the path from reason and humanism to fanaticism, criticizing social prejudices, dogmatism and abuse of power.

Sveučilišna naklada Liber (SNL), 1977.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
3.98 - 4.26
Pelle osvajač

Pelle osvajač

Martin Andersen Nexo

The novel by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø is a monumental work that follows the life of Pelle Karlsson, a poor Swedish boy who migrates with his father Lasse to the Danish island of Bornholm in search of a better life.

Kultura, 1950.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
The book consists of two volumes
12.42
Plači, voljena zemljo

Plači, voljena zemljo

Alan Paton

Weep, Beloved Land by Alan Paton is a moving novel about a father searching for his son in racially divided South Africa. The story explores injustice, forgiveness, faith and hope for reconciliation.

Minerva, 1954.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.42
Plodovi zemlje: Knjiga I

Plodovi zemlje: Knjiga I

Liviu Rebreanu

A novel by Liviu Rebreanu, considered by many to be the founder of the modern Romanian novel. Ion Glanetaș, an ambitious young peasant in a Transylvanian village, is obsessed with the desire for land. A classic novel about greed and fate.

Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1943.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
17.34
Podgorka

Podgorka

Vjenceslav Novak

Podgorka follows the life and fate of a young woman from the poor Podgorka region. The novel realistically depicts the difficult social conditions, customs, poverty and struggle for dignity in the Senj hinterland in the 19th century.

Minerva nakladna knjižara, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.72
Podgorske pripovijesti

Podgorske pripovijesti

Vjenceslav Novak

A collection of realistic stories by Vjenceslav Novak about life in the poor hinterland of Senj. They depict the difficult everyday life of the people of Podgora, poverty, customs, family dramas and the struggle for dignity in the harsh Podgora environmen

Minerva nakladna knjižara, 1933.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.34
Pod Nehajem

Pod Nehajem

Vjenceslav Novak

Under Nehaj (1892) is the second novel by Vjenceslav Novak and one of the key works of Croatian realism. In the edition edited by Slavko Ježić (the second volume of Collected Works), this "story from Senj life" provides a powerful picture of the writer's

Minerva nakladna knjižara, 1931.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.34 - 5.64
Pod starimi krovovi: Zapisci i ulomci iz plemenitaškoga svieta

Pod starimi krovovi: Zapisci i ulomci iz plemenitaškoga svieta

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski

Under Old Roofs (1886) is a collection of short stories by Ksaver Šandor Gjalski. It realistically and nostalgically depicts the decline of the Zagorje noble manors, old customs, and the conflict between generations during the collapse of feudal society.

Matica hrvatska, 1886.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
17.24