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08.09.2025.
Zagreb, HR

Rhythm&Book: „Translator reads...“ with Mišo Grundler

What do translators read when they’re not translating? Do they need a break from books, or does translating inspire them to read even more? Find out the answers to these and other questions that Vlatka Kolarović will ask our guest, the renowned translator Mišo Grundler, at Caffe Bar Crni Mačak on September 22nd from 6 to 8 PM. On this occasion, we’ll also present the books Putz by Thomas Snégar...

01.09.2025.
Zagreb, HR

Dražen Lalić on FALIŠ

On Friday, September 5, 2025, as part of the FALIŠ festival in Šibenik (Mala loža – Trg Ivana Pavla II.), a presentation of the book Two Houses Above the Sea. The Culture of Memory in Dalmatian Families by Dražen Lalić will take place, starting at 8:00 PM. The author and Kruno Lokotar will speak about the book. See you there!

25.07.2025.
Zagreb, HR

New title – „The Agrokor Affair“

We present a new book that offers an in-depth insight into the Agrokor affair – one of the biggest economic and political scandals in Croatia. In the book The Agrokor Affair. The Collapse of a Glass-legged Giant, authors Anita Culifaj and Marin Galić analyze the communication of the Government of the Republic of Croatia during the crisis related to the Agrokor affairand, using the case study met...

23.07.2025.
Zagreb, HR

New title – „With the fairies“

The third title by Sylvain Tesson published by TIM press, With the Fairies, is taking us on a sailing journey along the Atlantic coast! The fairy is not tamed or ordered, like the bird in the opera Carmen. When we least expect it, it is there; when we seek it, it flees. We can give it a name at any moment when, before the beauty of a face or landscape, the creature feels relieved in ...

16.07.2025.
Zagreb, HR

Beach books – reccomended by Novosti portal

Among the books that Marija Andrijašević from the Novosti portal recommends for summer reading is Two Houses Above the Sea! The author of the text points out: „What makes the book important, and so important that you read it on the beach? The astonishing openness of both the narrator and the author, which makes the book something much more than ‘ordinary’ research, an important contribution to the...

09.07.2025.
Zagreb, HR

New title – „Left is not woke“

Another extremely current and relevant book, translated by Tihomir Cipek, is available to Croatian readers! If you are woke – you are left. If you are left – you are woke. We blur the concepts, assuming that if you are one, you must also be the other. This is a dangerous mistake, argues Susan Neiman in the book Left is Not Woke. The confusion arises because the woke is motivated by traditionally l...

17.06.2025.
Zagreb, HR

„20th century in family perspective“

On June 14, the Portal novosti website published an extensive article by Marko Kostanić entitled „The 20th Century in Family Perspective“, in which he reviews Dražen Lalić's book Two Houses Above the Sea. The author of the article, among other things, points out: „So, the war in our region was greeted in a completely different family context than today's. And not only when it comes to the family a...

09.06.2025.
Zagreb, HR

„Two Houses above the Sea“ presented in Split

On Thursday, June 5th at 6 pm, the Split Croatian National Theatre hosted the presentation of the book Two Houses Above the Sea. The Cultural Memory of Dalmatian Families. The book was discussed by historian prof. dr. sc. Aleksandar Jakir from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Dario Špelić, editor of the Croatian Radio Educational Program, the book editor Hašim Ba...

04.06.2025.
Zagreb, HR

„Memory can be scary but forgetting is scarier“

On May 30, the magazine „Obzor“ of Večernji list published an interview between Branimir Pofuk and Dražen Lalić, on the occasion of the publication and promotion of his new book Two Houses Above the Sea. Cultural Memory of Dalmatian Families. Lalić, among other things, emphasized the following: „This book is also about how, due to the diversity of heritage and traditions that have gathered within ...

29.05.2025.
Zagreb, HR

Promotion of „Two Houses above the Sea“ in Split

We are pleased to invite you to the Split promotion of Dražen Lalić's book Two Houses Above the Sea, which will take place on Thursday, June 5th at 6 PM at the Croatian National Theatre in Split (Trg Gaje Bulata 1). The author will be joined by historian prof. dr. sc. Aleksandar Jakir from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, political scientist assoc. prof. dr. sc. ...