Hrvatski roman 1945.-1990.

The author systematically presents the period divided into several stages: from post-war socialist realism, through modernist and postmodernist tendencies, to the hints of political and aesthetic changes in the late 1980s.

Milanja explores how socio-political contexts and ideological pressures influenced literary production, but also how writers over time freed themselves from imposed frameworks, increasingly opening up space for subjectivity, linguistic experimentation and philosophical depth. Of particular note are the chapters on the difference between the so-called engaged and intimate novel, on the role of fantasy and parable, and on the construction of identity through literature.

The work provides analyses of key authors and novels (e.g. Ranko Marinković, Vjekoslav Kaleb, Ivan Aralica, Pavao Pavličić, Slobodan Novak and others), while not neglecting less well-known authors who also contributed to the literary landscape of that period.