A war novel

08/15: u kasarni / 08/15: u ratu / 08/15: do kraja

Hans Hellmut Kirst's trilogy 08/15 follows soldier Asch from his life in the barracks, through the front and the post-war period. Through irony and dark humor, he exposes the senselessness of war, the moral collapse of the Wehrmacht, and a society that pr

1914

The novel 1914 by Ante Neimarević is the first part of a satirical trilogy about World War I, published in 1937. The work is strongly autobiographical, as the author personally participated in the war as a member of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian infantry regi

...And the Rain My Drink

First published in 1956, Han Suyin’s magnificent novel about the Emergency Period in Malaya and Singapore.

Balada o trubi i oblaku

The Ballad of the Trumpet and the Cloud by Cirilа Kosmač is a story about courage, humanity, and resistance during World War II. Through the fate of an ordinary man, it shows the strength of conscience and sacrifice for others.

Časnici i gospoda

Children Are Civilians Too

These twenty-six stories illustrate Heinrich Boll's finely nuanced storytelling at its best. In stunning portraits of ordinary people, Boll creates a rich tapestry of the dark years in postwar Germany.

Čočara

Die Witwe Cesira und ihre Tochter Rosetta fliehen aus dem bombardierten Rom in ihre Heimat Ciociaria, wo sie Hunger, Angst und Elend erleben. Die Befreiung bringt eine Tragödie: Rosetta wird von marokkanischen Soldaten vergewaltigt, was ihren Glauben an G

Čočara

Widow Cesira and her daughter Rosetta flee bombed Rome to their native Ciociaria, where they experience hunger, fear and misery. Liberation brings tragedy: Rosetta is raped by Moroccan soldiers, destroying their faith in God and people.

Dark Star

Paris, Moscow, Berlin, and Prague, 1937. In the back alleys of nighttime Europe, war is already under way.

Đavo govori španjolski

The novel tells a moving story about the Spanish Civil War. Through the fates of journalists, intellectuals and ordinary people, it depicts the brutality, ideological conflicts and demonic side of a war in which "the devil speaks Spanish".