The Return of Philip Latinowicz

The Return of Philip Latinowicz
Front cover of Depolo translation
Author Miroslav Krleža
Original title Povratak Filipa Latinovicza
Country Yugoslavia
Language Croatian
Genre Philosophical Novel
Publisher MK SDM
Publication date
1932
Published in English
1959
Media type Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages 232 pp. (Zora Depolo translation)

The Return of Philip Latinowicz (Croatian: Povratak Filipa Latinovicza, pronounced [pǒvratak fǐlipa latǐːnoʋitɕa]) is a novel by the Croatian author Miroslav Krleža. It is considered the first modern complete novel of Croatian literature. The structure is very complex, although it has no classical composition and storyline.[1][2]

The novel has been translated to English, French, German, Slovene, Swedish, Slovakian, Serbian, Macedonian, Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Spanish.[3]

In a 2010 poll of 40 Croatian intellectuals for the greatest Croatian novel of all time, compiled by Jutarnji list daily, The Return of Philip Latinowicz came 3rd.[4]

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