The final paper presents the life and works of Anka Petričević. The aim of this paper was to present the autobiography Žeđa za vječnom ljubavlju. At the beginning of the work, we are introduced to the author through biographical information important for an easier understanding of her work as well as this work in particular. Since the author was born and lives at a time when historical circumstances and political events have had an extraordinary impact on life and work, this period of the fifties is presented more closely. The focus is on the prose part of Anka Petričević's work, but her poetry, which is otherwise her main genre, is not neglected. The prose part includes the central peace of this paper, the autobiography called Žeđa za vječnom ljubavi. Autobiography is presented through a separate chapter, and special attention is given to determine whether the work is truly autobiographical and what are the elements of autobiography can we find in the work. Attention was also drawn to the elements od the „Women's writing“ through the autobiography and to the intertextuality which was used to enrich the original text.