Social literature

Gospoda Golovljovi

Gospoda Golovljovi

Mihail E. Saltikov-Ščedrin

A rare and sought-after first Croatian edition of a classic of Russian literature. A masterpiece of satirical realism, it depicts the tragic story of the decline of the noble Golovlev family over several generations.

Naklada knjižare Mirka Breyera, 1918.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.36 €
Gospodin G.A. u gradu X

Gospodin G.A. u gradu X

Tibor Dery

Mr. G.A. in the City of X by Tibor Déry is a Kafkaesque dystopia about a man who arrives in a perfect city where everything is permitted, but precisely because of that, nothing has meaning or value anymore.

Naprijed, 1967.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
16.42 €
Gospodin i gospodja Molog

Gospodin i gospodja Molog

Marcel Prevost

This intriguing satirical novella by French writer Marcel Prévost wittily dissects the German national character, the authoritarian mentality, and petty-bourgeois family life at the beginning of the 20th century.

Zabavna biblioteka - Naklada tiskare Narodnih novina, 1921.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.86 €
Graditelji života

Graditelji života

Marin Franičević

A collection of revolutionary and socially engaged poetry by Marin Franičević. The poems celebrate the partisan struggle, the building of socialism, work, the collective, and the future, filled with optimism and faith in the "builders of a new life."

Kultura, 1950.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
12.34 €
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 €
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 €