4000

by Ivan Tavčar

To delo je politična satira, naperjena proti domačemu klerikalizmu – redka naša utopija – in je pomembna bolj kot obsodba družbenih razmer kakor umetnina. Izhajala je v Ljubljanskem zvonu 1891 pod psevdonimom dr. Nevesekdo.

135 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1891

About the author

Tavčar was born into a poor peasant family in the Carniolan village of Poljane near Škofja Loka in what was then the Austrian Empire and is now in Slovenia. He started schooling in his home village and continued in Ljubljana from where he was expelled for reasons of discipline. For a while he attended secondary school in Novo mesto and eventually returned to Ljubljana. In 1871 he began studying law at Vienna University. He began his political career in the Provincial Assembly of the Duchy of Carniola, where he formed the core of a radical group of Slovene liberals together with Ivan Hribar. He became one of the leading members of the National Progressive Party and long served as the chief editor of the party journal Slovenski narod, succeeding Josip Jurčič. Between 1901 and 1907 he was member of the Austrian Parliament. In 1911, he succeeded Ivan Hribar as mayor of Ljubljana.
He remained in office until 1921, when he withdrew from public life after being diagnosed with cancer of the intestine. He spent his last years on his estate in Visoko near Škofja Loka.
He was married to Franja Tavčar, a leading figure in the Slovene women associations at the time. The couple was the center of the social life in Ljubljana. They were both active in many organizations. Tavčar was very keen in sport and promoted cycling and athletics. He was one of the founders of the Sokol movement in the Slovene Lands.

Reviews

[Ajda Naklada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tavčar je ena od žrtev mojega pouka slovenščine, saj je pristal v podobnem košu, kot večina slovenskih klasikov - zaradi prezgodnjega siljenja v branje pretežkih vsebin, sem jih vedno označevala za povsem neberljive in dolgočasne. Že nekaj let nazaj me je povsem šokirala res odlična Visoška kronika in vendarle sem dojela, da se moram klasičnih del slovenske literature lotiti še enkrat, z odraslimi očmi. Ko so v podkastu Glave omenili Tavčarjev roman 4000 pa sem popolnoma osupla. Nikoli prej še nisem slišala, da je Tavčar napisal distopično-satirični roman s celo nekaj fantazijskimi elementi. In seveda sem ga takoj izbrskala.

Pri @zrcsazu je lani izšla nova izdaja s spremno besedo, ki sem jo sicer prebrala, a nimam občutka, da mi je dala kaj dosti zgodovinskega ozadja same knjige. Knjiga je tudi pravopisno prilagojena za današnji čas, čeprav ohranja značilen starinski slog in besedišče, ki dela branje pravo pustolovščino.

Glavna oseba in pripovedovalec je kar Tavčar sam. Po več, kot 2.000-letnem spanju v grobu ga zbudi nadangel Azrael in ga popelje po slovenskih deželah v letu 4.000. V politični bitki med liberalci in klerikalci so zmagali slednji in Tavčar si osupel ogleda stanje nekdanje Ljubljane, ki je ponovno poimenovana Emona, pod vladavino duhovščine. Opazujemo nesmiselne ukrepe in pravila, ki so usmerjena predvsem v lagodno življenje duhovščine. Slovenščina se ne govori več, ženske nimajo pravice do govora, ljubezen, kot taka ne obstaja... Skratka cel kup sprememb, do katerih je pripeljalo mešanje cerkve v državo.

Knjiga je napisana na satiričen način, kot odziv na spor z zagrizenim klerikalcem Antonom Mahničem, ki je bil politični nasprotnik liberalnega Tavčarja. Na to kaže že podnaslov: Po vzorih dr. Ničmaha napisal dr. Nevesekdo, kjer je Ničmah anagram priimka Mahnič. Čeprav je zaradi starinskega jezika na trenutke to težje zaznati, je knjiga polna sarkazma, s katerim začne že takoj na začetku pripovedi, ko Azrael ponudi Tavčarju, da si izbere kakšnega od prijateljev, da tudi on vstane iz groba in se mu pridruži. Eden od povabljenih je Josip (Jurčič), ki povabilo zavrne, ker ne bo več na Zemlji pol tistega kislega vina.

Prijetno presenečenje in še en opomnik, da je vredno vzeti v roke tudi kakšnega slovenskega klasika.

[Urh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A DISTOPIAN FUTURE FULL OF HORRIBLE THINGS. I JUST LOVE THIS BOOK. I think clowning catholics is so easy. But this book is absolutely genius. There's no need of clowning some of the truths of life before WWI. But feminism of Tavčar from Agatha Schwartkobler to a cook is really a joyful pursuit. It's really simple question. What is the future, that would be most detestable? Is it really that hard? And when you doubt, you are without any faith....Shameless have their problems, but futuristic view can be seen only beyond some kind of shame. Is this true? No, not at all. But shame slows down a thinking man. So shame is really like a glue. And in the year 4000 glue still exists. I think this is a joke of a novel.

[Nejc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Domače branje za Glave na gradu.

[Marko]

I have two different slovenian editions.