Social literature

Gradska četvrt

Gradska četvrt

Vasco Pratolini

In Florence, 1932–1939, in the poor neighborhood of Santa Croce, a group of young men go through first loves, fights, friendships, and maturation. Fascism is spreading, but they experience moments of joy and longing in street life, forming an awareness of

Džepna knjiga, 1956.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
2.48
Grešnik Lenart

Grešnik Lenart

Ivan Cankar

"Sinner Lenart" is a novella by Slovenian writer Ivan Cankar that deals with themes of redemption, moral dilemmas, and the inner struggle of the individual.

Spektar, 1974.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
2.86 - 3.26
Grupa

Grupa

Mary Mccarthy

Mary McCarthy's group follows eight young women after they graduate from Vassar. The novel depicts their loves, marriages, careers, and disappointments, as well as the position of women in American society in the 1930s.

Znanje, 1987.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
5.32 - 6.60
Gulliverova putovanja

Gulliverova putovanja

Jonathan Swift

Lemuel Gulliver experiences four incredible journeys to fantastic lands: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms. Swift's ingenious satire on human nature, politics, science, and society.

Jutarnji list, 2004.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.76 - 4.99
Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj

Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj

Ivan Olbracht

Hajduk Nikola Šuhaj (1933) is the most famous novel by Ivan Olbracht (real name Kamil Zeman, 1882–1952), a classic of 20th-century Czech literature. One of the most important works of Czech literature between the two wars.

Svjetlost, 1965.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
4.56
Haraldova mama

Haraldova mama

Johanna Frid

A sharp, sarcastic and tense drama about the conflict between two women - Claudia's wife and Harald's mother - who are waiting for Harald, who is returning from a rehab clinic, at a remote northern Swedish airport. A generational war in miniature.

Oceanmore, 2024.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
13.24
Himmel über Langani

Himmel über Langani

Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating

The novel "Himmel über Langani" follows the growing up and life journey of three girls in Kenya: Irishwoman Sarah Mackay, Afrikaner Hannah van der Beer, and Englishwoman Camille Broughton Smith.

Droemer Knaur, 2006.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.42
Hrast

Hrast

Mara Švel-Gamiršek

A political novel, it covers the period from 1915 to the beginning of World War II in the Šokac Posavina region. Through the fates of ordinary people and families, it depicts historical ruptures, national turmoil, war suffering, and the connection between

Matica hrvatska, 1942.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
16.52
Hronika o siromašnim ljubavnicima

Hronika o siromašnim ljubavnicima

Vasco Pratolini

In Florence 1925–1926, in the poor Via del Corno, the residents live in love, poverty and fear. The arrival of fascism destroys the community: lovers fight, some die from violence, but popular solidarity survives.

Svjetlost, 1966.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
The book consists of two volumes
4.56
Hura, još živimo

Hura, još živimo

Johannes M. Simmel

The novel follows the life of Jakob Formann from 1946 to 1976: from a poor returnee from the war, through business ups and downs, love, marriages and scandals, to becoming one of the richest and most famous people in Germany.

Mladost, 1980.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.48