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Joža Horvat

Born

in Kotoriba, Croatia

March 10, 1915

Died

October 26, 2012

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Travel, Nonfiction

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Joža Horvat was born in Kotoriba, Međimurje, at the time in Austria-Hungary. During World War II he fought in Yugoslav Partisans, which later inspired the anti-war novel 'Mačak pod šljemom' (Tomcat under a Helmet, 1962), adapted both into a feature film and a miniseries. The screenplay 'Ciguli Miguli' (1952), critical of dogmatism and bureaucracy, briefly brought him into disfavor with the Communist party authorities, on which occasion he turned to sailing.

In mid-1960s Horvat and his family sailed the world in the sailing yacht Besa, and his travel diary 'Besa – brodski dnevnik' (Besa–Ship's Log, 1973) became a bestseller. The second trip around the world was marked by tragedy: Horvat's older son, who stayed back, died in a traffic accident ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 523 ratings · 26 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Waitapu 4.27 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Besa 4.62 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mačak pod šljemom 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1962	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operácia Stonožka by Joža Horvat, Ján Jankovič (Translator), Zdeněk Brázdil (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Molitva prije plovidbe 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sedmi be 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1939	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waitapu ; Operacija "Stonoga" (Biblioteka Posebna izdanja) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1982	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Svjedok prolaznosti 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crvena lisica 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Piloti pučina 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1985	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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