Djetinjstvo u Agramu

by Miroslav Krleža

»DJETINJSTVO 1902-03«, autobiografska proza, izvorno dio Krležina dnevnika iz ratnih godina 1942-43, pisana u proljeće i ljeto 1942. Prvi je put objavljena u Republici, 1952, 12, pod naslovom Djetinjstvo u Agramu godine 1902-03 (Odlomak iz dnevnika polovinom srpnja tisuću devetstotina četrdeset i druge godine), a uz autorov pregled i djelomičnu preradu, kao Djetinjstvo 1902-03, uvrštena je u knjigu Djetinjstvo 1902-03 i drugi zapisi (Zagreb 1972). Tekst je uključen u treću knjigu Dnevnika 1933-42 (Sarajevo 1977), uz pridodanu početnu vremensku oznaku (Polovicom jula 1942).

42 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

A leading Croatian writer and figure in the cultural life of both Yugoslav states, the Kingdom (1918-1941) and the Republic (from 1945, until his death in 1981). He has been often proclaimed as the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century.

Reviews

[Sergej · Rating 5 out of 5]

Autobiografska proza nastala kao dio Krležinih dnevnika napisanih za vrijeme Drugog svjetskog rata.

U ovom dnevničkom zapisu opisuje razdoblje djetinjstva u kojem je tek kročio u školu, a tekst nije djetinje jednostavan već stilski i sadržajno bogat. Uspoređuje impresije i emocije djeteta o svijetu i stvarima, s osjećajima koje je dobio kao odrasla osoba, pronalazeći procjep između njih, stvarajući prostor za promišljanje i kreiranje filozofske misli.

“Dok je ta fantastična stvarnost kojom smo okruženi u djetinjstvu, jedna cjelina, prije takozvanog razumskog raskola još neoštećena, još neizobličena, još sveudilj čista, djevičanski netaknuta, svježa, prvotna, dječja, životinjska, neposredna, od razumno razrezane stvarnosti stvarnija, s fantastičnom stvarnošću podudarnija, ona je u svakom slučaju istinitija od oljuštene, izlizane i okrnjene stvarnosti, koja je usitnjena razumnim pojmovima, kada čovjek gleda stablo, a ne vidi šume.”

[WillemC · Rating 3 out of 5]

De titel van dit korte werkje lijkt klassieke memoires aan te kondigen, maar wat de lezer in "Kinderjaren..." krijgt voorgeschoteld, wijkt daar wat van af. Krleza focust hier meer op hoe wij als mens met belangrijke indrukken omgaan en hoe die impressies uit zijn jeugd zijn persoonlijke esthetica en levensvisie hebben beïnvloed. De beste stukken zijn de effectieve herinneringen aan zijn kindertijd, vooral de beschrijving van zijn bijgelovige grootmoeder is fantastisch. Voor de rest is dit mij wat te veel filosofisch-esthetisch-religieus gezwets. Zeer veel verwijzingen ook naar specifieke namen, plaatsen en gebeurtenissen uit de Kroatische cultuur, die door de soms ellenlange voetnoten onvoldoende verklaard worden. Hier en daar interessant voor fans van zijn romans. 2.5/5

"Op grond van doorsnede en kleur van de lever en de milt kan men voorspellingen doen."

"Al deze taferelen van christelijk martelaarschap, met Goede Vrijdag als symbool voor de tragedie van Golgotha, horen bij mijn eerste kwaadaardige, sadistische indrukken van het kerkelijke mysterie."

[• Domeniko • · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.55

[Erwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Genndy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is kind of a selection of author's more prominent texts that were formerly parts of his memoirs and diary. All characteristics because of which Krleža is such a monumental figure in Croatian literature are present in this proses, too. But, unlike his more famous and more influential works, this ones seem kind of dispersed, unfocused, uncoherent. And because of that they sink in really hard. This seems like something that was never properly edited because it was not meant to be published.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wie immer bei Krleza: Nicht gerade einfache Kost! 5% Knidheitserinnerungen, 95% expressionistische Darstellung von Eindrücken!