Suva igla: Iskazi nakon uboda

by Radivoj Šajtinac

Grebe, nežno i pažljivo, Radivoj Šajtinac, suvom iglom po bakarnoj ploči: prvo siluete, zatim sve oštrije profile svojih, sasvim svakodnevnih likova, senčeći ih blagom ironijom i banatskom, ravničarskom setom. Periferijska prizemljuša od naboja, vlažnih zidova, s baštom, "u kojoj se ni biljkama ništa ne događa", frizerski salon, studentska soba u Berlinu – mizansceni su večne priče o malim životima s velikim, neispunjenim željama, za koje je "dnevno drevno".

Šajtinac u svom, novom, porodičnom romanu piše kako je uklanjanje ustranu pred pritiskom neizdrživo jednoličnog, besciljnog bitisanja, podjednako moguće, s istim izgledima da bude uzaludno, i u furnirani orman, u koji se od sveta povukao jedan od njegovih likova, kao i u pisanje pesama, popravak trulog oluka, razgovore o stvarima koje se ponavljaju.

Plete, tako, Radivoj Šajtinac paukovu mrežu neprimetne, neumitne prolaznosti, sažete u formuli kojom su počinjale bezbrojne, već izbledele stare priče: Bili baba i deda i živeli do kraja života... Ma koliko ovaj skrajnuti mikrokosmos na prvi pogled izgledao banalan, poznat, njega Šajtinac, veštinom izbrušenom i pokazanom u prethodnim knjigama, pretvara u toplo pripovedanje o svim našim, naherenim, potkopanim i neprimetnim egzistencijama, načetim vremenom koje im nije sklono, kome se, ipak, gerilski žilavo odupiru njegovi likovi. - Milan Ristović

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2019

About the author

Radivoj Sajtinac is one of the most influential contemporary writers in Serbia. Born in 1949 in Zrenjanin, he later studied General Literature and Literature theory in Belgrade. Since that time he’s been a member of the Serbian Literary Society and the Society of Writers Vojvodine.

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In 1970, he published his first book and continues publishing in a plethora of genres. He is well versed in writing within the literary genres including prose, fiction, poetry, literary and art criticism along with translating texts from Russian and English. He has over 25 books of prose and poetry published, many theatrical texts along with numerous essays and reviews in well-known newspapers and magazines. His novel, “Anecdote,” won an award through “Ars Longa,” for preservation of Fine Arts in 2006.



In his novel, “Victims of the Biedermeier,” Sajtinac explores the nature of creation through meta-narrative. The book flows through the past and the present in different voicing style showing the Historical journey of the main character, Vukasin Pomorisac. He travels through the nineteenth century in order to understand his own life along with everyday life and death of others around him. Like many of Sajtinac’s books he focuses on human behaviors and creates an enthralling read.