Povratak Filipa Latinovića

The novel does not have a classical composition, nor a fully branched plot, but it is nevertheless complex due to the psychological portrayal and development of the characters, especially the main character, which is a characteristic of a modern novel. The novel is set in the 1920s, but the plot is full of digressions, retrospections, and reflections of the characters. The main character, Filip Latinovicz, is a representative of an intellectual misunderstood in a harsh, primitive world. He does not understand such a world, just as that world does not understand him. That is why the emphasis of this novel is on the alienation of the individual from the world, and on his non-belonging to the environment in which he is forced to live. This novel is also to some extent an essay-novel, because it abounds in long discussions about painting and art in general, since the main character is a painter, and the opinions expressed are the opinions of the writer himself. The Return of Filip Latinovicz was published in 1932, and to this day holds a high place on the list of the best Croatian modernist novels.