Croatian literature

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

The plot is set in Blitva, a fictional country in northeastern Europe, which after centuries of foreign rule and political instability became an independent state under the dictatorial rule of the cruel Lieutenant Barutanski.

Baraka Pet Be i druge novele

The collection "Baraka Pet Be i druge novele" brings a selection of Krleža's anti-war novels from the period 1916–1920s, focusing on the senselessness of World War I, the suffering of the Home Guard and the downfall of Austria-Hungary.

Bartol i Bara

Barun Ivica

Baron Ivica depicts the disintegration of a peasant cooperative after the abolition of serfdom. Baron Ivica, a frivolous nobleman, exploits the peasants, leading to their moral and material decline. Šenoa criticizes the transitional society.

Barun Ivica / Čuvaj se senjske ruke

Baština

Bećaruša u kalendar piše

365 becar songs arranged in a calendar.

Bela sela, beli vez

"Bela sela, beli vez" is the title of Nada Maletić's second book of poetry, and it is characterized by the language in which it was written, which was once spoken in the villages near Valpovo, and a humorous style.

Berenikina kosa

Berenik's Hair by Nedjeljka Fabrija is a historical novel that depicts complex social, political, and cultural changes in Croatia during the 20th century through the fates of individuals and families.