Croatian literature

Zabranjeno područje

The novel Zabranjeno područje by author Dražen Stojčić, published in 1999 by Svjetlo grada, is an urban novel for young adults that explores the themes of love, friendship, and growing up.

Zabranjeno voće : svakodnevne priče

Začuđeni svatovi

Začuđeni svatovi

The novel "The Surprised Wedding Party" tells the story of the unrequited love of Antonio, a poor young man, for the beautiful daughter of a fisherman, Marija. Along with the aforementioned love story, another plot stands out, and that is the secret love

Zadarska revija 1969/5

Zadnja ruka

The Last Hand (2021) by Renato Baretić follows Zvonko Fild, an acclaimed writer in an existential and writing crisis. Written in a playful yet profound style, The Last Hand offers a humorous and layered story about creation and coming to terms with onesel

Za Europu spremni

Ready for Europe by Arijana Čulina is a collection of satirical columns that humorously dissect Croatian society and its absurd political and cultural phenomena in the context of preparations for entry into the European Union.

Zagabrijel

The third part brings to an end this painful and dark story in which the unfortunate Nesi Hensu, better known as the Zagreb mummy, will find herself involved, neither guilty nor obliged.

Zagrepčanka

Branislav Glumac published a novel without periods or commas in 1974, as the relentless stream of thought of a young rebel. Published in socialist Yugoslavia, the work caused a scandal with its openness and became a classic about generational rebellion.

Zajednička kupka

The communal bath is a kind of recapitulation - in it, Marinković's obsessive motives (humiliation, fraud and death) are discussed in the most direct and immediate way. In one of its layers, the novel is also a metaphor for literature, an allegory about t