SANDBANKS OF SERBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY
SANDBANKS OF SERBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY
Author(s): Jelena Đ. Marićević BalaćContributor(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); novel structure; 32 chapters; Roman numerals; short chapters; narrative dynamics; stylistic refinement; leitmotifs; italicized words; interpretive attention; literary harmony; aesthetic qualities;
Summary/Abstract: Dragan Stojanović’s novel Dark Open Waters is organized into thirty-two chapters marked with Roman numerals. The sequence of short chapters and well-thought-out sentences contributes to the narrative dynamics, so the novel can be read in one sitting. Stylistic refinement and careful selection of striking leitmotifs and italicized words stimulate the interpretive attention of the attentive reader. There are no superfluous places in the book, but each layer of the novel is organized in such a way as to form a harmonious whole. Consequently, certain aesthetic qualities can be determined, which, among other things, become a valuable factor that distinguishes Dark Open Waters as a literary success.
Journal: Literary Links of Matica srpska
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 8-9
- Page Range: 166-169
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
