Božićna priča

by Charles Dickens

Božićna priča, čuvenog engleskog pisca Čarlsa Dikensa, osvaja srca čitalaca širom sveta, još od prvog objavljivanja 1843. godine. Ovaj roman donosi priču o direktoru Londonske banke, samotnjaku Skrudžu, i ideju o pokajanju, promeni i spasenju. Uoči Božića, Skrudžu dolazi nećak, da traži slobodan dan za veliki praznik, što će mu on odobriti, ali pod uslovom da mu taj dan ne bude plaćen. Nedugo zatim, Skrudžu duh prijatelja najavljuje posetu duhova uz čiju pomoć će moći da vidi budućnost. Šta će ovaj sebičnjak videti u njoj? Može li hladan i škrti osobenjak postati dobroćudan i velikodušan prema porodici i okolini?

140 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.

Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.

On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.

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Reviews

[Aleksandar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ovaj roman donosi priču o direktoru Londonske banke, samotnjaku Ebenezeru Skrudžu, i ideju o pokajanju, promeni i spasenju. Uoči Božića, starom Skrudžu dolazi nećak, kako bi od njega zatražio slobodan dan za Božić. Iako stari Skrudž ne voli i ne slavi Božić, ipak svom nećaku odobrava slobodan dan, ali pod uslovom da mu taj dan ne bude plaćen.

Ubrzo nakon toga, starog će Skrudža posetiti njegov bivši prijatelj i poslovni saradnik Džejkob Marli, ali ta poseta neće biti obična. Naime, stari Marli je duh u okovima i došao je da upozori svog starog prijatelja da i njega čeka ista sudbina ukoliko se ne promeni. Prilikom svoje posete, Marli govori Skrudžu da će ga ove noći posetiti tri duha: duh prošlosti, duh sadašnjosti i duh budućnosti. Svi ovi posetioci imaju isti cilj, a to je da pokušaju da spasu starog Skrudža dok ne bude kasno.

Iako je priča kratka, na mene je ostavila jak utisak. Tokom čitanja, imaćete priliku da preispitate da li se ljudi rađaju rđavi, teški i odbojni, ili zapravo oni takvi postaju. Takođe, imaćete priliku da preispitate sebe i svoja uverenja i da se zapitate: šta je ono što je vama bitno u životu? Dodao bih i to da je ova knjiga odlična za period praznika, ali i van perioda praznika; knjiga je vredna pažnje i čitanja.

Ono što je neosporno jeste to da je Čarls Dikens viđen kao osnivač socijalnog romana, slikajući društvene prilike svog vremena i ne prezajući od prikazivanja nižih socijalnih staleža, društvenih problema i humanističkih pitanja.

[Steve Jobs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ocekivao sam vise. Premisa knjige tjs poenta i sama ideja jesu lepo zamisljeni. Kraj knjige mi se pogotovo svideo. Ali ne svidja mi se stil pisanja Dikensa konkretno u ovoj knjizi. Cini mi se da nepotrebno dugacke recnice koristi u nameri da opise neku irelevantnu stvar. Dijalozi i preskakanja sa scene na scenu umeju biti konfuzni pa ne mozete toliko da se udubite u pricu.

Mnogi likovi su vrlo plitko uradjeni. Knjiga je generalno previse kratka.

Animirani film je bolje odradio posao od knjige u ovom slucaju.

[Maja Stankovic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Preporuka za ovo delo.

[Milica · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[. · Rating 4 out of 5]

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