Portrait of Slavenka Drakulić

Slavenka Drakulić books in order

Croatian journalist and novelist

Lived
1949–2026
Country
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Books
9

Slavenka Drakulić published 5 novels, 3 non-fiction books and 1 other book, beginning with How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed (1992).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Slavenka Drakulić

Standalone novels in order

  1. Holograms of Fear (1988)

    184 pages

  2. Marble Skin (1989)

    188 pages

  3. The Taste of a Man (1997)

    212 pages

  4. As If I Am Not There (1999)

    216 pages

  5. S (2000)

    201 pages

Non-fiction in order

  1. How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed (1992)

    193 pages

  2. Café Europa (1996)

    213 pages

  3. They Would Never Hurt a Fly (2004)

    196 pages

Other books in order

  1. The Balkan Express (1993)

    146 pages

About Slavenka Drakulić

Slavenka Drakulić was a Croatian journalist, novelist, and essayist whose works on feminism, communism, and post-communism have been translated into many languages.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Slavenka Drakulić FAQ

How many books has Slavenka Drakulić written?
Slavenka Drakulić published 5 novels, 3 non-fiction books and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Slavenka Drakulić's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed.
What is Slavenka Drakulić's last book?
They Would Never Hurt a Fly (2004).
What is Slavenka Drakulić's most famous book?
How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed (1992) is Slavenka Drakulić's most widely read book.

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.