Books
Mansarda’s books are created where literature, dedicated editorial work, illustration and design come together. We choose them carefully – with the desire to rediscover, edit and present in a new way manuscripts that deserve a second life.
We shape each book as a complete work in which the text remains at the centre, while the editorial approach and distinctive visual language give it a new face. We select authorial voices, themes and stories with lasting value and the ability to connect different generations of readers. Mansarda’s publishing line of books was launched with two poetry collections by Vitomir Vito Nikolić – Drumovi će poželjet ludaka and Kletva.
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I snažna i važna – Stories You Carry Within
0€ 17,50 incl. VATI snažna i važna (Strong & Important) is an original personal development book for women, with colouring elements, by Adrijana Husić and Lidija Ivanović. It is designed for women seeking space to pause, reflect, create and find encouragement.
Through 25 landscapes from all 25 municipalities of Montenegro, from the northern mountains to the southern coast, the book brings together original illustrations by Monika Lang, short stories and psychological permissions. Each place carries its own story, and each story offers a permission – a reminder of what we can allow ourselves to do: to feel, to pause, to choose, or simply to be ourselves.
The concept of psychological permissions draws on transactional analysis and the work of authors Gysa Jaoui and Pearl Drego. The book, however, was not shaped by theory alone. It also grew from the authors’ personal experiences, numerous conversations, and the openly shared questions and dilemmas of more than thirty women of different generations and with different life stories.
I snažna i važna is more than a book; it is a space you can return to at your own pace – for rest, reflection, creativity and encouragement. You can colour its pages, read them, write in them, or simply return to them whenever you need to.
As you travel through Montenegro, you also explore yourself, connecting the dots of a new constellation that belongs only to you.
Who is the book for? – The book is intended for adult women who want to pause, listen to themselves and explore themes of personal development through stories, questions, illustrations and colouring. It can be read from beginning to end or revisited according to your own rhythm and what you need at a particular moment.
GIFT – bookmark and stickers
Publication details
Author of the texts: Adrijana Husić
Co-author and expert editor: Lidija Ivanović
Proofreading and copy-editing: Jelena Šušanj
Illustrator: Monika Lang
Design and layout: Ana Pajović, studio ribizla.
Publisher: Communication Studio Cassiopeia
Co-publisher: OkTA Centar
Printing: Golbi Print, Podgorica
Number of pages: 80
Script: Latin
Binding: Paperback
Format: A5
Edition: First edition
Year of publication: 2026
Print run: 1,000 copies
ISBN: 978-9940-812-74-4
COBISS.CG-ID: 3926118 -
Kletva – Vitomir Vito Nikolić
0€ 20,00 incl. VATKletva by Vitomir Vito Nikolić is the second modern poetry collection by one of Montenegro’s most beloved poets and a continuation of the edition Drumovi će poželjet ludaka.
Published on 27 April 2026, Vito’s birthday, Kletva brings together poems that were not included in the first collection and, together with it, completes the presentation of his poetic oeuvre. The pages of the book follow the arc of life – from birth to its end. Not as a chronology, but as an experience woven from warmth and irony, tenderness and bitterness, laughter and pain, all characteristic of Vito’s poetry.
The edition opens with two original texts dedicated to Vito and his poetic legacy – “Grom u naše duše” by Danica Nikolić and “Trag” by Adrijana Husić – introducing the reader to the collection and the story behind this edition.
The poems are accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations by Monika Lang, creating a contemporary edition that preserves the authenticity of Vito’s verses while bringing them closer to new generations of readers.
Publication details
Author: Vitomir Vito Nikolić
Illustrator: Monika Lang
Editor: Adrijana Husić
Proofreading and copy-editing: Jelena Šušanj
Design and layout: Ana Pajović, studio ribizla.
Publisher: Communication Studio Cassiopeia
Printed by: Golbi Print, Podgorica
Pages: 97
Script: Latin
Binding: Hardcover
Format: 22 cm
Edition: First edition
Year of publication: 2026
Print run: 500 copies
ISBN: 978-9940-812-69-0
COBISS.CG-ID: 37755908 -
Drumovi će poželjet ludaka – Vitomir Vito Nikolić
0€ 20,00 incl. VATDrumovi će poželjet ludaka is a contemporary illustrated edition of poetry by Vitomir Vito Nikolić, one of Montenegro’s most beloved poets.
Published in 2025, the collection presents a carefully selected choice of 60 poems accompanied by 20 specially commissioned illustrations by Monika Lang. Across 120 pages, poetry and illustration are connected through signs of time, layers and fragments of life, creating an edition that preserves the authenticity of Vito’s verses while bringing them closer to new generations of readers.
The edition also features two original texts dedicated to Vito, his poetry and legacy – “Mozaik uspomena” by Danica Nikolić and “Kaleidoskop susreta” by Adrijana Husić. Personal memories, reflections on the poet and the desire to keep his poetry accessible to readers provide additional context for the collection and the story behind its creation.
Drumovi će poželjet ludaka is the first of two connected contemporary editions of Vito’s poetry. Together with Kletva, published in 2026, it forms a pair of collections presenting his poetic oeuvre through two distinct selections of poems.
Publication details
Author: Vitomir Vito Nikolić
Illustrator: Monika Lang
Editor: Adrijana Husić
Proofreading and copy-editing: Jelena Šušanj
Design and layout: Ana Pajović, studio ribizla.
Publisher: Communication Studio Cassiopeia
Printed by: Golbi Print, Podgorica
Pages: 116
Script: Latin
Binding: Hardcover
Format: 22 cm
Edition: First edition
Year of publication: 2025
Print run: 1,000 copies
ISBN: 978-9940-812-57-7
COBISS.CG-ID: 34954500
