A WALTZ FOR THE WOUNDED
A WALTZ FOR THE WOUNDED
Author(s): Goran RadonjićContributor(s): Persida Bošković (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Serbian Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: Dragan Stojanović; Tamna pučina (Dark Open Waters); Stojan Lazarević; 20th century history; ordinary man perspective; war trauma; head wound;
Summary/Abstract: In Dragan Stojanović’s novel Tamna pučina (Dark Open Waters), the big questions of the last century are viewed from the perspective of an “ordinary” man, and his search for love and meaning. At the very beginning, the fate of the hero is symbolically merged with the crucial events of the twentieth century. We read that in the fall of 1914, the hero Stojan Lazarević is going to turn twenty-one—an age when “you can easily be killed”, and in the war, he is wounded in the head. The wound, and the scar he will have on his face, will have consequences for Stojan’s life. It is a sign of trauma, which also creates a feeling of inferiority. He is a “damaged man”, and he needs healing. At the same time, a girl will interpret his scar as a testament to what is best in him.
Journal: Literary Links of Matica srpska
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 8-9
- Page Range: 156-159
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
