The novel, written in verse, is about two brothers from the Irish island of Horse Island who head to Tibet to reach the top of the Flying Mountain.
The Chinese, the country of Kham, its inhabitants - nomads, are the setting for a story about a goal, persistence, longing, a search for an undiscovered, nameless mountain, perhaps the last "white spot" on the world map. It is also a novel about death and love.
At the heart of this fascinating multi-layered adventure novel is an authentic account of the fate of the Austro-Hungarian expedition to the North Pole in 1873.
Hearing in "Confessions of a Tourist", the author turned the material for conversations, conducted for the press over the years, into a fictitious hearing in which questions are asked about politics, adventures, literature, criticism...
A 1782 play by Friedrich Schiller, a key work of the Sturm und Drang movement. The plot revolves around the conflict between two brothers from the Moor family, Karl and Franz, and explores the themes of freedom, morality and social justice.
Europapress holding, 2008.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.32 €
German literature • Historical novel • Psychological novel
A poignant novel describing life in a Jewish ghetto in Ukraine, based on the author's experience as a Holocaust survivor. Set in the fictional town of Prokov, the novel follows the inhabitants of the ghetto, especially Raneko, as they struggle to survive.
August Cesarec, 1982.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.58 €
German literature • History of Europe • Political-historical essays
A book by Thomas Daring (pseud. of Anton Zischka) that focuses on the subject of colonial exploitation of natural resources during the 19th and 20th centuries. Very rarely offered with a beautifully preserved cover.
Naklada Binoza, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
23.48 €
German literature • Biography • Political-historical essays
Queen of Scotland at the age of six, in 1542, then Queen of France at the age of seventeen through her marriage to Francis II., Maria Stuart is one of the most romantic characters in history.
Naklada Binoza, 1937.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.