Ultramarin

by Mileta Prodanović

Možda najpoznatiji roman Milete Prodanovića.
Snažna priča o ocu, o detinjstvu i o odrastanju, o postojanju i o nestanku jedne zemlje, o Italiji i o umetnosti.
Govoreći o jednom putovanju sa ocem, Ultramarin postaje izvrsna romaneskna rekonstrukcija niza javnih i privatnih istorija koje su stvarno ili simbolički obeležile srpsku, jugoslovensku i balkansku istoriju druge polovine XX veka sve do našeg vremena.
Ultramarin prati putovanje sa ocem po savremenoj Italiji i po istoriji možda najuzbudljivije evropske umetnosti i istovremeno rekonstruiše očeva sećanja i lično odrastanje ispunjene istorijskim i društvenim, umetničkim i političkim senzacijama i izazovima.
Roman u slici i reči.
Za razliku od prethodnog izdanja koje je bilo sastavljeno od dva toma, jednog u kome je bio tekst romana i drugog u kome su se nalazile slike i fotografije, izdanje Ultramarina koje je objavljeno u Arhipelagu, integrisalo je u jednu multimedijalnu i provokativnu celinu reči i slike ovog uzbudljivog i zanosnog romana.

139 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Mileta Prodanović was born in Belgrade in 1959. He graduated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1983. Since 1990 he worked as an assistant, assistant professor and then professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade.

He also regularly publishes prose and essayistic texts in the field of visual arts and journalism.

Reviews

[Jai Lau · Rating 2 out of 5]

What is this supposed to be, exactly? Definitely hard to read it as a story as so little of it has an apparent plot and far too niche in its exploration of art to be accessible for non-scholars. When reading, it is difficult to take in what is on the page and it is quite easy to read the same paragraph over and over without realising it. Far too much focus is put on describing the works of art instead of their importance to the overall book. It is a shame because when the writer actually delves into the father-character and the links between politics, war and art, he might have been onto something.

[Зоран Филиповић · Rating 5 out of 5]

Изузетно лепо и дубоко емотивно написана књига, не само о уметности него и о односу оца и сина.

[Justin Labelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first novel I’ve read written by a Serbian author.
It is a meandering journey of contemplation, nostalgia and loss. Its author has created a novel that sincerely looks at art and those who make it.
In this process, the authors creates a delicate memoir of his interactions with his father and probes into the values and significance of art in an ever changing world.