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賵賷賯賵賱 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 丕賱毓乇丕賯賶 毓賳 鬲乇噩賲丕鬲賴 "廿匕丕 賰賳鬲 鬲賳卮丿 丕賱賲鬲毓丞 賵丕賱丕爻鬲乇禺丕亍 賮賶 丕賱賲胤丕賱毓丞 賱賳 鬲噩丿 賲丕 鬲乇賷丿 賮賶 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮. 賮賴賶 鬲卮賰賱 毓丕賱賲丕賸 賮乇賷丿丕賸 賵睾乇賷亘丕賸 賷鬲兀乇噩丨 毓賱賶 賳賯胤丞 丕賱鬲賲丕爻 亘賷賳 丕賱丕卮鬲乇丕賰賷丞 賵丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷丞 賮賶 夭賲賳 賲囟賶 賵丕賳賯囟賶. 賮亘毓丿 爻亘毓賷賳 毓丕賲丕 鬲賯賵囟鬲 丕賱丕卮鬲乇丕賰賷丞. 賵亘毓丿 兀乇亘毓賷賳 毓丕賲丕賸 賲賳 鬲兀爻賷爻賴 賷鬲賯賵囟 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱兀賵乇賵亘賶 丕賱丌賳 亘丕賳爻丨丕亘 亘乇賷胤丕賳賷丕 賰禺胤賵丞 兀賵賱賶. 賱賰賳 毓丕賱賲 亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮 賱丕 賷夭丕賱 賯丕卅賲丕 毓賱賶 賳賯胤丞 丕賱鬲賲丕爻 賰兀孬乇 賱兀賮囟賱 賲禺夭賵賳 乇賵丕卅賶 乇賵爻賶 賮賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 丌賲賱 兀賳 賷爻噩賱 馗賴賵乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱孬賱丕孬 賮賶 賲毓乇囟 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱丿賵賱賶 賮賶 丕賱卮丕乇賯丞 丨囟賵乇丕賸 賱丕賮鬲丕賸 賵賲賲賷夭丕賸. 賰賲丕 兀賲賱 兀賳 賷丨賯賯 亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮 丕賱賲亘賷毓丕鬲 丕賱兀賮囟賱
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First published January 1, 1935
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About the author
Andrei Platonov
270听books442听followersAndrei Platonov, August 28, 1899 鈥� January 5, 1951, was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov, a Soviet author whose works anticipate existentialism. Although Platonov was a Communist, his works were banned in his own lifetime for their skeptical attitude toward collectivization and other Stalinist policies.
From 1918 through 1921, his most intensive period as a writer, he published dozens of poems (an anthology appeared in 1922), several stories, and hundreds of articles and essays, adopting in 1920 the Platonov pen-name by which he is best-known. With remarkably high energy and intellectual precocity he wrote confidently across a wide range of topics including literature, art, cultural life, science, philosophy, religion, education, politics, the civil war, foreign relations, economics, technology, famine, and land reclamation, amongst others.
His famous works include the novels The Foundation Pit and Chevengur.
From 1918 through 1921, his most intensive period as a writer, he published dozens of poems (an anthology appeared in 1922), several stories, and hundreds of articles and essays, adopting in 1920 the Platonov pen-name by which he is best-known. With remarkably high energy and intellectual precocity he wrote confidently across a wide range of topics including literature, art, cultural life, science, philosophy, religion, education, politics, the civil war, foreign relations, economics, technology, famine, and land reclamation, amongst others.
His famous works include the novels The Foundation Pit and Chevengur.
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August 2, 2024
The hero of Soul is a young builder of the brave new world鈥�
Nothing lasts鈥� Everything is precarious and temporal鈥� This same evening he encounters a woman and decides to marry her鈥�
Everything is ephemeral and fly-by-night鈥� As soon as he proposes marriage, she tells him she is already pregnant鈥� As soon as they get married, he is sent to his native land to establish there a new happy life鈥�
But he finds his kinsfolk even more miserable than they were before he left鈥� They are famished and ill鈥� They are dying from hardships and diseases鈥�
Those who want to change the world are many but the world has no wish to be changed.
Into the courtyard of the Moscow Institute of Economics walked a young man who was not a Russian, Nazar Chagataev. He looked around in surprise and came back to himself from the long time that had passed. He had crossed this yard again and again over the years; it was in these buildings that his youth had gone by, but he felt no regret. He had climbed up high now, onto the mountain of his mind, and from there he had a clearer view of the whole of this summer world, now warmed by an evening sun that had had its day.
Nothing lasts鈥� Everything is precarious and temporal鈥� This same evening he encounters a woman and decides to marry her鈥�
He asked her to dance; he did not know how to dance himself, but she danced very well and led him in time with the music. Her eyes dried quickly, her face grew prettier, and her body, accustomed to shy fearfulness, now pressed trustingly against him, filled with a late innocence that smelled warm and good, like bread. Beside her, Chagataev stopped remembering himself. This temporary stranger, this woman he would probably never meet again, gave off a sense of sleep and happiness; thus it is that bliss often lives unnoticed beside us.
Everything is ephemeral and fly-by-night鈥� As soon as he proposes marriage, she tells him she is already pregnant鈥� As soon as they get married, he is sent to his native land to establish there a new happy life鈥�
But he finds his kinsfolk even more miserable than they were before he left鈥� They are famished and ill鈥� They are dying from hardships and diseases鈥�
Chagataev saw reed huts and a few yurts, also woven from reeds. There were about twenty dwellings in all, perhaps a few more. Not a dog, donkey or camel was to be seen in the settlement; nor were there even any chickens or ducks ranging about in the grass.
Beside the last hut sat a naked man. Folds of skin hung down on him like worn-out exhausted clothing, and on his knees lay a pile of reed stems; he was sorting through them, preparing to make an ornament or something that would be useful about the home. He showed no surprise at Chagataev鈥檚 arrival and did not even answer his greeting; instead he went on muttering to himself, imagining things no one else could see, keeping his soul occupied with some secret consolation of his own.
Those who want to change the world are many but the world has no wish to be changed.
July 31, 2024
Man, what a nice discovery! I had never heard of Platonov, but you can safely count him among the greats of Russian literature of the 20th century, along with his patron Vasily Grossman. In the biographical introduction to this collection I read that Andrei Platonov (1899-1951) had a very ambiguous attitude to modernism of which the Soviet regime was a part and prominent expression: he was an enthusiastic supporter of and participant in the Russian Revolution, but had reservations about ruthless violence (in the broad sense of the word) with which an attempt was made to create a new world. This is strikingly expressed in the novel Soul, from 1935, which makes up half of this collection. In it Platonov describes how the main character Nazar Chagataev tries to save his people (Platonov himself uses the word nation); it concerns the Dzhan (literally 'soul'/'vital spark'), of which there are only a few dozen left that survive in very miserable conditions in a delta area in the Central Asian region of Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan. Actually, Chagataev is on official mission to win the Dzhan for communism. But he soon realizes how problematic this is: his fellow citizens are barely able to survive in their great misery (they live by eating grass and sleeping all the time), on the contrary, they even think that life simply has no meaning for them. This hopelessness makes Chatagataev constantly think about concepts such as happiness, drive for life, despair and longing. Against his better judgement, he tries to take them back to their homeland, a harsh journey through desert areas. Platonov describes all this in breathtaking, hallucinatory scenes in which the group (more like a collection of sleep walkers) moves back and forth. In between there are some references to father Stalin, who lovingly cares for his subjects. In hindsight this is of course easy to interpret in a cynical manner, although I suspect that it is an authentic expression of Platonov's own struggle with the utopian character of Soviet ideology, in confrontation with the harsh reality of life. This must not have escaped the attention of the Soviet censor, that deleted entire passages (the full text was not published until 1999), and Platonov fell completely into discredit as a writer at the end of the 1930s.
As a story, 'Soul' is a bit shaky, but it is a strong piece of literature in which the essence of life is questioned. That Platonov was also a gifted short story writer is also evident from the novellette 'Return', which wittily depicts the return of a Soviet soldier from the Second World War and the challenge of regaining control of changed life. Rating 3.5 stars.
As a story, 'Soul' is a bit shaky, but it is a strong piece of literature in which the essence of life is questioned. That Platonov was also a gifted short story writer is also evident from the novellette 'Return', which wittily depicts the return of a Soviet soldier from the Second World War and the challenge of regaining control of changed life. Rating 3.5 stars.
September 17, 2016
陌nsanl谋臒谋n unutuldu臒u bir co臒rafyada, zorluklar谋n en dibinde bile "umut nas谋l devam eder"in roman谋 Can. 脰l眉m眉 de臒il ya艧am谋, h眉zn眉 de臒il ne艧eyi, 谋zd谋rab谋 de臒il mutlulu臒u y眉celten nefis bir roman. 陌nanmak ne g眉zel dedim kitap boyunca. Tanr谋'ya, ba艧ka birine, devlete, sisteme falan de臒il, 枚nce kendine ve ya艧ama inanmak.
December 15, 2019
What a fantastic and totally unique writer Platonov is! The majority of his works were not published during his lifetime. He was totally forgotten in Russia until the late 80s of the last century. And I am so happy that he was rediscovered since then. I am reading . So I will leave some of my thoughts until I finish that book. Here, I just briefly comment on the two stories in this collection.
袛卸邪薪 (Dzjan) is translated here like "Soul". It is almost biblical story of a young man returning to his people, a small group called Jan travelling somewhere in the steppes of Central Asia. The man has left them as a child and now he is coming back eager to improve their life. The story is a journey of the people and him (he is not necessarily leading, in fact, he often follows them) through the steppes and desert in order to survive and to re-learn what means to be human after an eternity of incredible deprivation. It is written in a dreamy, almost hallucinatory way. It is strikingly beautiful and shockingly realistic at the same time. It reminded me a modern novel , but with the more hopeful message overall. It took me a while to realise another association it has awoken. This novella foreshadows some aspects of and respectively, all what follows. I am sure Juan Rulfo never heard of Andrei Platonov. His story is written almost 30 years after the Platonov's and takes place on another continent. But there is this very powerful connection through the people who are not alive in the proper sense of the word. In Rulfo's case, they are alive after their death; in Platonov's case they are dead while still being alive.
And the "Return", a devastating and poignant short story, the reality of coming back from war and realising that nothing will be the same as it was.
袛卸邪薪 (Dzjan) is translated here like "Soul". It is almost biblical story of a young man returning to his people, a small group called Jan travelling somewhere in the steppes of Central Asia. The man has left them as a child and now he is coming back eager to improve their life. The story is a journey of the people and him (he is not necessarily leading, in fact, he often follows them) through the steppes and desert in order to survive and to re-learn what means to be human after an eternity of incredible deprivation. It is written in a dreamy, almost hallucinatory way. It is strikingly beautiful and shockingly realistic at the same time. It reminded me a modern novel , but with the more hopeful message overall. It took me a while to realise another association it has awoken. This novella foreshadows some aspects of and respectively, all what follows. I am sure Juan Rulfo never heard of Andrei Platonov. His story is written almost 30 years after the Platonov's and takes place on another continent. But there is this very powerful connection through the people who are not alive in the proper sense of the word. In Rulfo's case, they are alive after their death; in Platonov's case they are dead while still being alive.
And the "Return", a devastating and poignant short story, the reality of coming back from war and realising that nothing will be the same as it was.
April 29, 2019
Introduction & Notes, by Robert Chandler
--Soul
--The Third Son
--Among Animals and Plants
--Fro
--The River Potudan
--The Cow
--The Motherland of Electricity
--The Return
Afterword, by John Berger
Notes
A Note on the Peasant "Hut"
Acknowledgments
Translators
--Soul
--The Third Son
--Among Animals and Plants
--Fro
--The River Potudan
--The Cow
--The Motherland of Electricity
--The Return
Afterword, by John Berger
Notes
A Note on the Peasant "Hut"
Acknowledgments
Translators
January 5, 2009
"Soul" was one of the most interesting and strange allegories about the Stalinist era I have encountered. Desolate and desperate, but hopeful nonetheless, full of imagery vaguely reminiscent of Goya's more disturbing paintings. "The Return" was as gorgeous a story as I have read from twentieth century Russia. The other stories are also worth your time but these two are certainly the anchors of this collection.
February 26, 2025
"賮賱賲 賷賰賳 賱丿賶 賴匕丕 丕賱卮毓亘 卮賷亍 睾賷乇 丕賱乇賵丨貙 賱丕 卮賷亍 爻賵賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱毓夭賷夭丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲賳丨鬲賴 廿賷丕賴丕 丕賱兀賲賴丕鬲 毓賳丿賲丕 賵賱丿賳賴.
- 賷毓賳賷 兀賳 賰賱 賲丕 賷賲賱賰賴 賴賵 丕賱賯賱亘 賵丨丿賴貙 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賳亘囟 賮賷 丕賱氐丿乇.."
兀賵賱 乇賵丕賷丞 兀賯乇兀賴丕 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷 兀賳丿乇賷賴 亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮貙 兀賵 賰賲丕 賷購賱賯賾亘 亘賭 "賰丕賮賰丕 丕賱乇賵爻賷". 賵賰賱 丕賱卮賰乇 賱賱賲鬲乇噩賲 禺賷乇賷 丕賱囟丕賲賳 毓賱賶 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴 賱孬賱丕孬 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賱亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮: 丕賱丨賮乇丞貙 丕賱兀卮亘丕丨貙 亘丨乇 丕賱氐亘丕. 亘毓丿 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 胤丕賱 賰孬賷乇丕賸.
乇賵丕賷丞 "丕賱兀卮亘丕丨" 兀賵 丕賱噩丕賳貨 鬲亘丿兀 賲賳 亘胤賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 "賳夭丕乇 卮丕睾丕鬲丕賷賮" 丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱匕賷 兀賳賴賶 丿乇丕爻鬲賴 賮賷 賲賵爻賰賵 賵賯丕賲 丕賱丨夭亘 亘廿賷賮丕丿賴 廿賱賶 卮毓亘賴 丕賱兀氐賱賷貙 卮毓亘 丕賱噩丕賳貙 丕賱匕賷 賷賴賷賲 賮賷 氐丨丕乇賶 丌爻賷丕 丕賱賵爻胤賶貙 丨鬲賶 賷賳賯匕賴賲 賲賳 丕賱囟賷丕毓 賵賷毓賷丿 亘賳丕亍 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 毓賱賶 兀爻爻 丕賱丕卮鬲乇丕賰賷丞.
"賮賴賱 賷購毓賯賱 兀賳 卮毓亘 丕賱噩丕賳 爻賷乇賯丿 賯乇賷亘丕賸 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 賲丕 賵爻鬲賴賷賱 丕賱乇賷丨 毓賱賷賴 丕賱鬲乇丕亘 賵鬲賳爻丕賴 丕賱匕丕賰乇丞 賱兀賳 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱賲 賷賰賮賴 賰賷 賷亘賳賷 卮賷卅丕賸 賲賳 丕賱丨噩乇 兀賵 丕賱丨丿賷丿 賵賷亘鬲丿毓 丕賱噩賲丕賱 丕賱禺丕賱丿貙 賮賴賱 丕賰鬲賮賶 亘丨賮乇 丕賱鬲乇毓貙 賱賰賳 丕賱鬲賷丕乇 賰丕賳 賷胤賲賷賴丕 賰賱 賲乇丞貙 賮賷丨賮乇 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱胤賲賷 孬丕賳賷丞 賵賷賱賯賷 亘丕賱胤賷賳 禺丕乇噩 丕賱賲丕亍 丕賱毓賰乇 賱賷鬲乇爻亘 賲賳賴 賮賷賲丕 亘毓丿 胤賲賷 噩丿賷丿 賷卮胤亘 噩賴丿賴 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷鬲乇賰 兀孬乇丕賸責"
卮毓亘賹 囟丕卅毓 賮賷 丕賱氐丨乇丕亍 賷鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 賰賱 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱賲囟胤賴丿賷賳 賵丕賱賲購毓賻匕賾亘賷賳貙 賵丕賱毓亘賷丿 丕賱賴丕乇亘賷賳 賲賳 賯賽亘賱 丕賱爻丕丿丞 丕賱廿賯胤丕毓賷賷賳 丕賱爻丕亘賯賷賳 賯亘賱 丕賱孬賵乇丞 丕賱亘賱卮賮賷丞. 卮毓亘 兀氐亘丨 賷禺丕賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 賵丕毓鬲丕丿 毓賱賶 丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱廿乇賴丕賯
"卮毓亘賰 賷禺卮賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙 鬲毓賵賾丿 毓賱賶 睾賷丕亘賴丕 賵賱賲 賷毓丿 賷氐丿賾賯 亘賵噩賵丿賴丕貙 賵賴賵 賷鬲馗丕賴乇 亘丕賱賲賵鬲 賰賷賱丕 賷兀鬲賷 丕賱爻毓丿丕亍 賵丕賱兀賯賵賷丕亍 賵賷毓匕賾亘賵賳賴 賲賳 噩丿賷丿貙 賱賯丿 鬲乇賰 賱賳賮爻賴 兀賯賱 賲丕 賷賲賰賳貙 鬲乇賰 賱賳賮爻賴 賲丕 賱丕 丨丕噩丞 賱兀丨丿 亘賴貙 賰賷賱丕 賷胤賲毓 兀丨丿 亘賴 毓賳丿賲丕 賷乇丕賴."
賵丨丕賵賱 "賳夭丕乇 卮丕睾丕鬲丕賷賮" 賯賷丕丿丞 卮毓亘賴 廿賱賶 亘乇 丕賱賳噩丕丞貙 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 廿賱賶 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞貙 廿賱賶 丕賱賳賵乇. 賵丨賷賳 賷乇賶 兀賮乇丕丿 賴匕丕 丕賱卮毓亘 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 "賳夭丕乇" 賵賲丿賶 廿賷賲丕賳賴 亘賮賰乇丞 廿賳賯丕匕賴賲 賵賲丕 賷賲賳丨賴 廿賷丕賴 匕丕賰 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 賲賳 賯賵丞貙 兀丿乇賰賵丕 兀賴賲賷丞 兀賳 賷亘賯賵丕 兀丨賷丕亍.
兀賳卮兀 亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮 毓丕賱賲丕賸 賮乇賷丿丕賸 鬲賲鬲夭噩 賮賷賴 丕賱兀爻胤賵乇丞 亘丕賱賵丕賯毓貙 亘卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賮乇賷丿丞 賵睾乇賷亘丞貙 賵賰賷賮賷丞 鬲兀孬乇 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賱賮乇丿 亘丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賵丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 亘丕賱賮乇丿.
乇賵丕賷丞 賮乇賷丿丞 鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞.
"賱賰賳賴 賷毓乇賮 兀賳 丕賱兀丿賵賷丞 賱賳 鬲爻丕毓丿 卮毓亘賴 丕賱匕賷 賷丨鬲丕噩 兀賰孬乇 賲丕 賷丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賶 丨賷丕丞 兀禺乇賶 睾賷乇 賲賵噩賵丿丞 亘毓丿貙 丨賷丕丞 賷賲賰賳 賱賱賲乇亍 兀賳 賷鬲丨賲賱賴丕 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷賲賵鬲."
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兀賵丿賾 兀賳 兀賵乇丿 賴賳丕 丨賵丕乇丕賸 賯乇兀鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 禺賷乇賷 丕賱囟丕賲賳貙 賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賰匕賱賰:
"亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮貙 亘乇兀賷賷貙 賴賵 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱兀賰孬乇 丕爻鬲丨賯丕賯丕賸 賵噩丿丕乇丞 亘丕賱賲胤丕賱毓丞 廿匕丕 賰賳丕 賳毓鬲亘乇 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賲賳 丕賱賲孬賯賮賷賳."
- 禺賷乇賷 丕賱囟丕賲賳 賲鬲乇噩賲 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱.
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April 9, 2025Primerak koji sam 膷itao je ba拧 ovaj Lomov, gde mi je pre svega zanimljivo 拧to se na korici nalazi crte啪 (zapravo, obrada crte啪a) J.R.R. Tolkina iz 1914. godine koji je on nazvao "Iza". I ovo je stvarno knjiga o de拧avanjima iza: iza sveta, plodne prirode, socijalizma.
Zanimljivo je i da su knjige iz ove edicije numerisane (505 od 550 primeraka obele啪eno je brojem), te da se kod mene nalazi primerak 243 a da, prema zabele拧ci izdava膷a "primerak 001 ostaje kod Valdena beogradskog, Sr锟斤拷ana Valjarevi膰a". 艩ta znam vi拧e bih voleo da mi daju primerak 007 i da budem D啪ejms Bond beogradski, nego da mi uvale keca, ali dobro, Sr膽anu mo啪da kec odgovara.
Nego, D啪an, te拧ka knjiga. U prve dve tre膰ine knjige ljudi toliko 膷esto jedu tek umrle 啪ivotinje, kornja膷e, korenje, ispo拧tenu travu, obi膷an pesak, sisaju kosti i jure vetrovalje (vetrovalj i postoji kao biljka, ali meni su na umu sve vreme bili koturovi suve trave koji u vestern filmovima prolaze kroz prerije u ti拧ini i daljini) ne bi li napravili 膷orbu od njih.
Odrednica misti膷ni roman mi nikako nije le啪ala na po膷etku, jer sve je bilo tako sirovo i surovo realno, ali do kraja mi zapravo po drugi put saznajemo 拧ta je zapravo D啪an i u toj, poslednjoj tre膰ini, dolazi do izra啪aja neka fina mistika gde odjednom sve postaje malo lak拧e za 膷itaoca.
U romanu imamo i reprizu mita o Prometeju. Prometej donosi svojim voljenim ljudima vatru, a 膶agatajev svom narodu donosi vatreno oru啪je kojim poku拧ava da ulovi hranu za sve, ali za razliku od Prometeja kog je uplakani Hefest prema Zevsovom ukazu prikovao za Kavkaz gde mu je orao kljucao d啪igericu, 膶agatajev je u pustinju postavio samog sebe kao mamac za orlove koji vi拧e puta razdiru njegove smrtni膷ke grudi i sti啪u i do d啪igerice. Nekoliko ptica on ubija i onda ih odmah razrezuju i dele krv i komadi膰e 啪ilavog mesa ostalima. Dodu拧e, mo啪emo re膰i da 膶agatajeva u pustinju postavlja ideologija i verovanje u istu, 拧to bi bio ekvivalent bo啪anskoj srd啪bu i nu啪nosti, a po拧to i Prometej i 膶agatajev toliko vole svoje ljude i pola啪u za njih najvi拧e li膷ne 啪rtve, imamo reprizu mita u celosti. Opet - dodu拧e, 膶agatajev u romanu 膷esto podse膰a i na Epimeteja, Prometejevog ro膽enog brata 膷ije ime u prevodu zna膷i "onaj koji naknadno misli" i 膷ija je sudbina tako tu啪na i tragi膷na, ali pretpostavljam da svaki 膷ovek-prometej mora da ima ne膷eg epimetejskog u sebi, ina膷e uop拧te ne bi bio mogu膰 ni kao stvarni ni kao knji啪evni lik.
U svakom slu膷aju, tolika paralela, samo da bih rekao kako volim kad neko na neo膷ekivan na膷in ponovi neki mit u knji啪evnosti.
edit: pisao sam rivju u kafi膰u, na telefonu i kad sam prvi put kliknuo na dugme "save", gudrids mi je prijavio da je u pitanju gre拧ka i ostao sam bez celog teksta, a kad sam drugi put otkucao sve, nakon novih 25 minuta, sa膷uvalo se samo pola teksa. Bila je tre膰a sre膰a, ali sa dosta slovnih i gramati膷kih gre拧aka.
edit 2: sad mi je palo na pamet da je pri膷a o Prometeju i orlu koji mu je kljucao jetru zapravo metafora o prvom alkoholi膷aru: naime, nakon 拧to je stvorio ljude i ukrao vatru (um ili znanje) za njih, verovatno je bio razo膷aran svojim krajnjim delom, da ne ka啪em proizvodom, pa je utehu potra啪io u uzu, metaksi i ostaloj 啪estini koju je prethodno morao da izmisli ne bi li uop拧te mogao da postane alkoholi膷ar (od vina koje je ve膰 postojalo bogovi, titani i ostali neljudi nikada nisu mogli da postanu alkoholi膷ari. mogli su da se napiju, ali ne i da se razbole zbog toga). Dakle, ako je taj orao alkohol, Herakle koji je Prometeja spasao fla拧e predstavlja prvog saradnika na le膷enju od alkoholizma, koji je svakom zavisniku potreban ne bi li po膷eo svoje le膷enje u Drajzerovoj ili Gornja膷koj ulici. Naravno, ovakvo 拧aljivo tuma膷enje sigurno je ve膰 padalo na pamet raznim ljudima, ali meni pada na pamet tek sad, pa ga ovde delim.
Zanimljivo je i da su knjige iz ove edicije numerisane (505 od 550 primeraka obele啪eno je brojem), te da se kod mene nalazi primerak 243 a da, prema zabele拧ci izdava膷a "primerak 001 ostaje kod Valdena beogradskog, Sr锟斤拷ana Valjarevi膰a". 艩ta znam vi拧e bih voleo da mi daju primerak 007 i da budem D啪ejms Bond beogradski, nego da mi uvale keca, ali dobro, Sr膽anu mo啪da kec odgovara.
Nego, D啪an, te拧ka knjiga. U prve dve tre膰ine knjige ljudi toliko 膷esto jedu tek umrle 啪ivotinje, kornja膷e, korenje, ispo拧tenu travu, obi膷an pesak, sisaju kosti i jure vetrovalje (vetrovalj i postoji kao biljka, ali meni su na umu sve vreme bili koturovi suve trave koji u vestern filmovima prolaze kroz prerije u ti拧ini i daljini) ne bi li napravili 膷orbu od njih.
Odrednica misti膷ni roman mi nikako nije le啪ala na po膷etku, jer sve je bilo tako sirovo i surovo realno, ali do kraja mi zapravo po drugi put saznajemo 拧ta je zapravo D啪an i u toj, poslednjoj tre膰ini, dolazi do izra啪aja neka fina mistika gde odjednom sve postaje malo lak拧e za 膷itaoca.
U romanu imamo i reprizu mita o Prometeju. Prometej donosi svojim voljenim ljudima vatru, a 膶agatajev svom narodu donosi vatreno oru啪je kojim poku拧ava da ulovi hranu za sve, ali za razliku od Prometeja kog je uplakani Hefest prema Zevsovom ukazu prikovao za Kavkaz gde mu je orao kljucao d啪igericu, 膶agatajev je u pustinju postavio samog sebe kao mamac za orlove koji vi拧e puta razdiru njegove smrtni膷ke grudi i sti啪u i do d啪igerice. Nekoliko ptica on ubija i onda ih odmah razrezuju i dele krv i komadi膰e 啪ilavog mesa ostalima. Dodu拧e, mo啪emo re膰i da 膶agatajeva u pustinju postavlja ideologija i verovanje u istu, 拧to bi bio ekvivalent bo啪anskoj srd啪bu i nu啪nosti, a po拧to i Prometej i 膶agatajev toliko vole svoje ljude i pola啪u za njih najvi拧e li膷ne 啪rtve, imamo reprizu mita u celosti. Opet - dodu拧e, 膶agatajev u romanu 膷esto podse膰a i na Epimeteja, Prometejevog ro膽enog brata 膷ije ime u prevodu zna膷i "onaj koji naknadno misli" i 膷ija je sudbina tako tu啪na i tragi膷na, ali pretpostavljam da svaki 膷ovek-prometej mora da ima ne膷eg epimetejskog u sebi, ina膷e uop拧te ne bi bio mogu膰 ni kao stvarni ni kao knji啪evni lik.
U svakom slu膷aju, tolika paralela, samo da bih rekao kako volim kad neko na neo膷ekivan na膷in ponovi neki mit u knji啪evnosti.
edit: pisao sam rivju u kafi膰u, na telefonu i kad sam prvi put kliknuo na dugme "save", gudrids mi je prijavio da je u pitanju gre拧ka i ostao sam bez celog teksta, a kad sam drugi put otkucao sve, nakon novih 25 minuta, sa膷uvalo se samo pola teksa. Bila je tre膰a sre膰a, ali sa dosta slovnih i gramati膷kih gre拧aka.
edit 2: sad mi je palo na pamet da je pri膷a o Prometeju i orlu koji mu je kljucao jetru zapravo metafora o prvom alkoholi膷aru: naime, nakon 拧to je stvorio ljude i ukrao vatru (um ili znanje) za njih, verovatno je bio razo膷aran svojim krajnjim delom, da ne ka啪em proizvodom, pa je utehu potra啪io u uzu, metaksi i ostaloj 啪estini koju je prethodno morao da izmisli ne bi li uop拧te mogao da postane alkoholi膷ar (od vina koje je ve膰 postojalo bogovi, titani i ostali neljudi nikada nisu mogli da postanu alkoholi膷ari. mogli su da se napiju, ali ne i da se razbole zbog toga). Dakle, ako je taj orao alkohol, Herakle koji je Prometeja spasao fla拧e predstavlja prvog saradnika na le膷enju od alkoholizma, koji je svakom zavisniku potreban ne bi li po膷eo svoje le膷enje u Drajzerovoj ili Gornja膷koj ulici. Naravno, ovakvo 拧aljivo tuma膷enje sigurno je ve膰 padalo na pamet raznim ljudima, ali meni pada na pamet tek sad, pa ga ovde delim.
June 7, 2017
陌lgin莽 dili, m眉thi艧 do臒a tan谋mlar谋 ile romanda de臒i艧ik bir tat arayanlara...
February 16, 2021
"Burada pi艧manl谋ktan 枚l眉rs眉n."
"脰l眉leri diriler g枚mmeli, burada diri yok, vadesini uykuda dolduran 枚lmemi艧ler var."
"脰l眉leri diriler g枚mmeli, burada diri yok, vadesini uykuda dolduran 枚lmemi艧ler var."
September 20, 2018
Platonov鈥檜n daha 枚nce bir 枚yk眉 kitab谋n谋 okumu艧, 莽ok sevmi艧tim. Can, insan iradesinin bir莽ok g眉莽l眉臒眉 yenebilece臒ine dair belki biraz da naif denilebilecek bir roman. Naif derken 莽ok sert bir eser oldu臒unu da vurgulamam gerek. Sovyetler Birli臒inin ilk d枚neminde Orta Asya鈥檇a ya艧ayan bir halk谋 kurtarmakla g枚revlendirilen Cagatayev鈥檌n sert do臒a ko艧ullar谋 ve maddi yetersizlikler nedeniyle adeta bir imkans谋z g枚rev olan bu m眉cadelesi, insan谋n t眉m s谋namalara ra臒men hayata ba臒lanmas谋 bak谋m谋ndan esin verici bir nitelikte. Ancak bu vah艧i m眉cadeleyi okumak zorlu olabiliyor. Kitab谋n di臒er ilgin莽 bir y枚n眉 de kad谋n-erkek ili艧kilerini 莽ok 莽abuk ilerleyen bir 艧ekilde ele almas谋. Platonov鈥檜n san谋yorum t眉m kitaplar谋n谋 dilimize kazand谋ran G眉nay 脟etao K谋z谋l谋rmak da iyi bir 莽evirmen.
August 28, 2018
鈥�
鈥楽iz hangi kabiledensiniz?鈥� diye sordu 脟agatayev, herkesten b眉y眉k g枚r眉nen ya艧l谋 bir T眉rkmen鈥檈.
鈥楥anlardan谋z biz,鈥� diye yan谋tlad谋 ihtiyar ve s枚zlerinden anla艧谋ld谋 ki t眉m k眉莽眉k kabileler, aileler ve 莽枚l眉n, Amuderya鈥檔谋n, 脺st Yurt鈥檜n insans谋z yerlerinde bar谋n谋p yava艧 yava艧 枚len insan gruplar谋 kendilerine ayn谋 ad谋 veriyordu: Can. Bu onlara bir zamanlar zengin beylerin takt谋臒谋 lakapt谋 莽眉nk眉 can ruh demekti, mahvolan fukaralar谋nsa ruhtan, yani hissetme ve eziyet 莽ekme kabiliyetinden ba艧ka 艧eysi olmazd谋. Demek ki 鈥榗an鈥� kelimesi zenginlerin yoksullarla dalga ge莽mesi anlam谋na geliyordu. Beyler can谋n 莽aresizlikten ibaret oldu臒unu d眉艧眉n眉yordu, oysa 枚l眉mleri de candan olmu艧tu; kendi canlar谋, kendi hissetme, eziyet 莽ekme, ak谋l y眉r眉tme ve m眉cadele etme yetenekleri s谋n谋rl谋yd谋, yoksullar谋n servetiydi bunlar hep.鈥�(s.142)
鈥楽iz hangi kabiledensiniz?鈥� diye sordu 脟agatayev, herkesten b眉y眉k g枚r眉nen ya艧l谋 bir T眉rkmen鈥檈.
鈥楥anlardan谋z biz,鈥� diye yan谋tlad谋 ihtiyar ve s枚zlerinden anla艧谋ld谋 ki t眉m k眉莽眉k kabileler, aileler ve 莽枚l眉n, Amuderya鈥檔谋n, 脺st Yurt鈥檜n insans谋z yerlerinde bar谋n谋p yava艧 yava艧 枚len insan gruplar谋 kendilerine ayn谋 ad谋 veriyordu: Can. Bu onlara bir zamanlar zengin beylerin takt谋臒谋 lakapt谋 莽眉nk眉 can ruh demekti, mahvolan fukaralar谋nsa ruhtan, yani hissetme ve eziyet 莽ekme kabiliyetinden ba艧ka 艧eysi olmazd谋. Demek ki 鈥榗an鈥� kelimesi zenginlerin yoksullarla dalga ge莽mesi anlam谋na geliyordu. Beyler can谋n 莽aresizlikten ibaret oldu臒unu d眉艧眉n眉yordu, oysa 枚l眉mleri de candan olmu艧tu; kendi canlar谋, kendi hissetme, eziyet 莽ekme, ak谋l y眉r眉tme ve m眉cadele etme yetenekleri s谋n谋rl谋yd谋, yoksullar谋n servetiydi bunlar hep.鈥�(s.142)
June 4, 2024
Definitvno ne拧to najposebnije 拧to postoji, ne mo啪e se uporediti ni sa 膷im. Tako misti膷no, a tako ta膷nog opisa. Jako se ose膰a ceo ovaj tekst, a malo toga mo啪emo zna膷enjski iz njega da doku膷imo, da razumemo. Moj novi omiljeni roman.
September 11, 2022
- Kopp-kopp.
- Ki az?
- J贸 napot, 茅n a Szovjethatalom vagyok. A dzsan n茅phez van szerencs茅m?
- Igen. Mit akar?
- Meg akarom menteni mag谩t.
- Az j贸. 脡s hogyan tervez megmenteni?
- H谩t, k眉ld枚k egy k枚zgazd谩szt.
- H眉lye.
Nazar, a dzsan n茅p fia elv茅gzi Moszkv谩ban az egyetemet, majd visszat茅r sz眉l艖f枚ldj茅re, az 谩zsiai f茅l-(vagy t谩n eg茅szen az?)-sivatagba, hogy n茅p茅t a lenini 煤tra igaz铆tsa. Mert nagy a Szovjetuni贸, sok a gyermeke, de mindegyikre gondja van. (Hogy a rosseb essen bele.) El艖bb azt mondtam, 鈥瀌zsan n茅p鈥�, ezt pontos铆tsuk, mert f茅lre茅rt茅sekre adhat okot. A dzsan ugyanis nem egy n茅p 鈥� hanem a n茅pek f枚ld枚nfut贸ib贸l verbuv谩l贸dott csoport, akiket 煤gy gurig谩z a sz茅l kereszt眉l-kasul a puszt谩n, ak谩r az 枚rd枚gszekeret. Olyanokk谩 is v谩ltak m谩r, ak谩r az 枚rd枚gszek茅r: se c茅ljuk, se gondolatuk, se v谩gyuk, l茅t眉k ink谩bb n枚v茅nyi, mint emberi l茅t. 艕ket k茅ne Nazarnak valahogy gaty谩ba r谩zni. Vagy siker眉l neki, vagy maga is 枚rd枚gszek茅rr茅 v谩lik, 茅s addig g枚r枚g jobbra-balra, m铆g v茅g眉l csak p谩r z枚rg艖 borda marad bel艖le, hogy azon cimbalmozzon a homoki sz茅l. K茅tes茅lyes a meccs. De a cimbalmoz谩sra az茅rt ink谩bb l谩tok sanszot.
Platonov cs铆p艖s humor谩t, 煤gy fest, ebben a k枚tetben meg枚lte a r茅szv茅t. Ezzel meg kell b茅k茅lni. 脕m van helyette 茅les von谩sokkal 谩br谩zolt kil谩t谩stalans谩g, er艖s atmoszf茅ra, sivatagszag. Mondjuk nem igaz谩n 茅rtem, mi茅rt kellett cenz煤r谩zni a szovjeteknek ezt a sztorit 鈥� szerintem t枚k j贸l el lehetne adni bolsevik h艖seposzk茅nt is. Ami ideges铆tene, ha nem lenne k眉l枚nben j贸l (茅s 茅rz茅ssel) meg铆rva.
- Ki az?
- J贸 napot, 茅n a Szovjethatalom vagyok. A dzsan n茅phez van szerencs茅m?
- Igen. Mit akar?
- Meg akarom menteni mag谩t.
- Az j贸. 脡s hogyan tervez megmenteni?
- H谩t, k眉ld枚k egy k枚zgazd谩szt.
- H眉lye.
Nazar, a dzsan n茅p fia elv茅gzi Moszkv谩ban az egyetemet, majd visszat茅r sz眉l艖f枚ldj茅re, az 谩zsiai f茅l-(vagy t谩n eg茅szen az?)-sivatagba, hogy n茅p茅t a lenini 煤tra igaz铆tsa. Mert nagy a Szovjetuni贸, sok a gyermeke, de mindegyikre gondja van. (Hogy a rosseb essen bele.) El艖bb azt mondtam, 鈥瀌zsan n茅p鈥�, ezt pontos铆tsuk, mert f茅lre茅rt茅sekre adhat okot. A dzsan ugyanis nem egy n茅p 鈥� hanem a n茅pek f枚ld枚nfut贸ib贸l verbuv谩l贸dott csoport, akiket 煤gy gurig谩z a sz茅l kereszt眉l-kasul a puszt谩n, ak谩r az 枚rd枚gszekeret. Olyanokk谩 is v谩ltak m谩r, ak谩r az 枚rd枚gszek茅r: se c茅ljuk, se gondolatuk, se v谩gyuk, l茅t眉k ink谩bb n枚v茅nyi, mint emberi l茅t. 艕ket k茅ne Nazarnak valahogy gaty谩ba r谩zni. Vagy siker眉l neki, vagy maga is 枚rd枚gszek茅rr茅 v谩lik, 茅s addig g枚r枚g jobbra-balra, m铆g v茅g眉l csak p谩r z枚rg艖 borda marad bel艖le, hogy azon cimbalmozzon a homoki sz茅l. K茅tes茅lyes a meccs. De a cimbalmoz谩sra az茅rt ink谩bb l谩tok sanszot.
Platonov cs铆p艖s humor谩t, 煤gy fest, ebben a k枚tetben meg枚lte a r茅szv茅t. Ezzel meg kell b茅k茅lni. 脕m van helyette 茅les von谩sokkal 谩br谩zolt kil谩t谩stalans谩g, er艖s atmoszf茅ra, sivatagszag. Mondjuk nem igaz谩n 茅rtem, mi茅rt kellett cenz煤r谩zni a szovjeteknek ezt a sztorit 鈥� szerintem t枚k j贸l el lehetne adni bolsevik h艖seposzk茅nt is. Ami ideges铆tene, ha nem lenne k眉l枚nben j贸l (茅s 茅rz茅ssel) meg铆rva.
November 14, 2015
Son zamanlarda okudu臒um en g眉zel kitapt谋 bu. 陌nsan谋, insan olmay谋, insan olman谋n nas谋l bir 艧ey oldu臒unu anlat谋yor diyebiliriz san谋r谋m. 陌nsan ne i莽in ya艧ar, nas谋l ya艧ar, ger莽ekten ya艧amakta m谋d谋r? Sorular 莽o臒alt谋labilir. Ayr谋ca Stalin d枚nemine dair bir referans olarak da okunabilir.
July 7, 2013
I have read thousands of books mostly Russian. Platonov is in the top 5. Anyone who says he is " pro Soviet/ Stalin" must be shot, they are too idiotic to understand dark sarcasm. Irony. A man who had his 15 yr old son die from TB(and he in turn would contract it from his son, dying from it later) he contracted in a gulag did not love Stalin. A man who could not publish his work while Stalin was alive did not love Stalin. Are readers even educated anymore? Are they so uneducated from their hald educated Tea Party duraki that they cannot notice irony, sarcasm, very dark humor when they come across it? Yes, apparently so.
The stories in this small collection are written by a man who saw his generation not self destruct by be destroyed by the ideals he once had, by a system he once supported. Once. Many authors were shot or worked to death in gulags.Platonov himself died in a closet. Yet, for all this his stories have a purity unmatched in any other writer I have read, in any language. There is something alien and jarring. My favorite story is River Potudan. The story of a man returning from WW2 is not unusual in Russia, millions did. They came back to villages that were empty of men. The small towns often had women running the show. A young man returns to look for his love, a girl who once played piano and lived perhaps slightly better than others, they had a composure , a gentility that made them stick out from others. He comes back to find them thin and wrecked, the war has destroyed them, poverty has pummeled them. How Platonov describes the young man, the village, the mindsets,nature can only be called strange, very strange. I see how some would throw it away. Russians tell me Platonov really is the hardest author to translate. Even in Russian he startles with his style. His is the prose of an angel who has come to the world in its whirlwind of violence and sadnesses we cannot comprehend. He keeps his composure, but barely. One gets the sense that his lower lip is trembling. At the same time, he describes commonplace emotions and scenes as if they had never been described before. Language was invented by him, he seems to be telling us. The world has never been described ...until now.The stories are sad, beautiful, dark. A pearl necklace with blood on it in the hand of a poor child. Or, something like that.
The stories in this small collection are written by a man who saw his generation not self destruct by be destroyed by the ideals he once had, by a system he once supported. Once. Many authors were shot or worked to death in gulags.Platonov himself died in a closet. Yet, for all this his stories have a purity unmatched in any other writer I have read, in any language. There is something alien and jarring. My favorite story is River Potudan. The story of a man returning from WW2 is not unusual in Russia, millions did. They came back to villages that were empty of men. The small towns often had women running the show. A young man returns to look for his love, a girl who once played piano and lived perhaps slightly better than others, they had a composure , a gentility that made them stick out from others. He comes back to find them thin and wrecked, the war has destroyed them, poverty has pummeled them. How Platonov describes the young man, the village, the mindsets,nature can only be called strange, very strange. I see how some would throw it away. Russians tell me Platonov really is the hardest author to translate. Even in Russian he startles with his style. His is the prose of an angel who has come to the world in its whirlwind of violence and sadnesses we cannot comprehend. He keeps his composure, but barely. One gets the sense that his lower lip is trembling. At the same time, he describes commonplace emotions and scenes as if they had never been described before. Language was invented by him, he seems to be telling us. The world has never been described ...until now.The stories are sad, beautiful, dark. A pearl necklace with blood on it in the hand of a poor child. Or, something like that.
April 4, 2020
G枚莽, a莽l谋k, 枚l眉m. 陌nsano臒lunun y眉zy谋llard谋r kimi zaman k谋y谋s谋nda kimi zaman merkezinde doland谋臒谋 o y谋k谋c谋 duygular aras谋nda s谋k谋艧谋p kal谋yorsunuz. Do臒ada, b眉t眉n insan sistemlerinden uzak kalm谋艧, insan t眉r眉n眉n de vah艧i do臒as谋na Andrei Platonov 'un kelime sanat谋yla tan谋kl谋k ediyoruz. Platonov ile tan谋艧t谋臒谋m ve sevdi臒im kitab谋 oldu.
November 9, 2024
Kako neobicno.
May 18, 2021
鈥樷€� 鈥楴e denirdi o halka, hat谋r谋nda m谋?鈥�
鈥楤ir 艧ey denmezdi鈥� diye yan谋tlad谋 脟agatayev. 鈥楢ma kendi kendisine k谋sa bir ad vermi艧ti.鈥�
鈥楴as谋l bir ad?鈥�
鈥楥an. Ruh ya da tatl谋 hayat anlam谋nda. O halk谋n, ruhundan ve kad谋nlar谋n, analar谋n ona ba臒谋艧lad谋臒谋 tatl谋 hayat谋ndan ba艧ka hi莽bir 艧eysi yoktu 鈥� halk谋 do臒uran analard谋r 莽眉nk眉.鈥� 鈥欌€�
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Nazar 脟agatayev b眉y眉k umutlarla yola 莽谋k谋yor. Sosyalizme borcu y眉re臒inde. Kimsenin (hatta kendilerinin bile) ya艧ad谋klar谋n谋 hat谋rlamad谋klar谋n谋n yan谋na gidiyor. Annesi de orada Nazar鈥櫮眓. 脟ok de臒i艧tirecek 脟agatayev, 莽ok insan谋n hayat谋na dokunacak. Ama de臒i艧en 枚nce kendisi olacak.
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Kimi yerlerde olduk莽a rahats谋z- huzursuz hissetti臒im, kimi yerlerde a莽l谋臒谋 duyumsad谋臒谋m bir kitapt谋 Can. Kitab谋n son sayfalar谋 farkl谋 olsayd谋 akl谋mda yer etmezdi san谋r谋m. Ancak o son sayfalar谋鈥� 陌nsan ne zaman ya艧ad谋臒谋n谋 hisseder 鈥� nefes almak ya艧amak eyleminin tek 艧art谋 m谋d谋r gibi sorular谋 sordurunca kitab谋n 枚nceki sayfalar谋 b眉t眉nl眉臒e kavu艧tu zihnimde. 脟aresizlikle g枚z眉d枚nm眉艧l眉k, umutla bo艧 vermi艧lik bir arada. Karakterleri i莽lerinde ya艧ad谋klar谋 ko艧ullar谋 d眉艧眉n眉p anlamaya 莽al谋艧谋yorsunuz. Ama onlar谋n yerine kendinizi koymak m谋? O hazm谋 zor bir s眉rece s眉r眉kl眉yor sizi.
Gorki鈥檔in ke艧fetti臒i Platonov鈥檇an okudu臒um ilk kitapt谋 Can. Ama son olmayacak.
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脟ok sevdi臒im 莽eviride G眉nay 脟etao K谋z谋l谋rmak yer al谋rken; kitab谋n ruhunu yans谋tmakta olduk莽a ba艧ar谋l谋 buldu臒um kapak resmi ise Andrew Wyeth鈥檌n K谋艧 adl谋 莽al谋艧mas谋.
鈥楤ir 艧ey denmezdi鈥� diye yan谋tlad谋 脟agatayev. 鈥楢ma kendi kendisine k谋sa bir ad vermi艧ti.鈥�
鈥楴as谋l bir ad?鈥�
鈥楥an. Ruh ya da tatl谋 hayat anlam谋nda. O halk谋n, ruhundan ve kad谋nlar谋n, analar谋n ona ba臒谋艧lad谋臒谋 tatl谋 hayat谋ndan ba艧ka hi莽bir 艧eysi yoktu 鈥� halk谋 do臒uran analard谋r 莽眉nk眉.鈥� 鈥欌€�
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Nazar 脟agatayev b眉y眉k umutlarla yola 莽谋k谋yor. Sosyalizme borcu y眉re臒inde. Kimsenin (hatta kendilerinin bile) ya艧ad谋klar谋n谋 hat谋rlamad谋klar谋n谋n yan谋na gidiyor. Annesi de orada Nazar鈥櫮眓. 脟ok de臒i艧tirecek 脟agatayev, 莽ok insan谋n hayat谋na dokunacak. Ama de臒i艧en 枚nce kendisi olacak.
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Kimi yerlerde olduk莽a rahats谋z- huzursuz hissetti臒im, kimi yerlerde a莽l谋臒谋 duyumsad谋臒谋m bir kitapt谋 Can. Kitab谋n son sayfalar谋 farkl谋 olsayd谋 akl谋mda yer etmezdi san谋r谋m. Ancak o son sayfalar谋鈥� 陌nsan ne zaman ya艧ad谋臒谋n谋 hisseder 鈥� nefes almak ya艧amak eyleminin tek 艧art谋 m谋d谋r gibi sorular谋 sordurunca kitab谋n 枚nceki sayfalar谋 b眉t眉nl眉臒e kavu艧tu zihnimde. 脟aresizlikle g枚z眉d枚nm眉艧l眉k, umutla bo艧 vermi艧lik bir arada. Karakterleri i莽lerinde ya艧ad谋klar谋 ko艧ullar谋 d眉艧眉n眉p anlamaya 莽al谋艧谋yorsunuz. Ama onlar谋n yerine kendinizi koymak m谋? O hazm谋 zor bir s眉rece s眉r眉kl眉yor sizi.
Gorki鈥檔in ke艧fetti臒i Platonov鈥檇an okudu臒um ilk kitapt谋 Can. Ama son olmayacak.
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脟ok sevdi臒im 莽eviride G眉nay 脟etao K谋z谋l谋rmak yer al谋rken; kitab谋n ruhunu yans谋tmakta olduk莽a ba艧ar谋l谋 buldu臒um kapak resmi ise Andrew Wyeth鈥檌n K谋艧 adl谋 莽al谋艧mas谋.
January 19, 2016
陌nanman谋n g眉c眉 ad谋na! Ya艧amaktan vazge莽mi艧, kaybolmu艧, umut etmekten korkan Can halk谋n谋n, uzanan bir elle yeniden nefes almaya ba艧lamas谋n谋n hikayesi. Can. Ruh ya da hayat anlam谋nda. Nefis.
July 4, 2016
艦ahane bir kitapt谋. Nazar 脟agatayev karakterinin ruhunu,her 艧eyini kaybetmi艧 halk谋n谋(Can) tekrar diriltmek i莽in verdi臒i m眉cadeleyi okuyoruz. Okurken ya艧anan en ufak aksilikte ben umudum yitirirken Nazar asla pes etmedi.
"陌nsanlar ne diye ac谋n谋n, 枚l眉m眉n hesab谋n谋 tutard谋 hep, mutluluk da bir o kadar ka莽谋n谋lmaz, hatta 莽o臒unluk 莽aresizlikten daha olas谋yken."
Kesinlikle herkes okumal谋.
"陌nsanlar ne diye ac谋n谋n, 枚l眉m眉n hesab谋n谋 tutard谋 hep, mutluluk da bir o kadar ka莽谋n谋lmaz, hatta 莽o臒unluk 莽aresizlikten daha olas谋yken."
Kesinlikle herkes okumal谋.
November 5, 2021
This is one of my favorite novellas of all time. It鈥檚 unbearably sad and unbearably beautiful. Chandler鈥檚 translation reveals Platonov to be one of the great stylists of the twentieth century. Platonov assigns emotions to varied animals to signal or reflect the tragic emotions of his doomed characters.
September 13, 2012
Reading the Russian Masters really makes you rethink the merits of all the pampered MFA candidates puking out lit-fiction lately in the States. Platonov's life is as fascinating as any of his stories - he struggled to publish, he was usually desperately broke and in need of medicines for various family members. His son was sent to the Gulag at age 15 and dead not long thereafter. Platonov himself was dead at 52, of the same TB that had killed his son But it is the stories that count the most - this book is worth it just for "The Return" which is as masterful as anything ever written.
Everything included here is from 1935 onward, which means the earlier stories need to be read elsewhere. But these are 8 great stories, and the foreward and notes help to put everything in context. Essential reading even if you know nothing about Stalinist Soviet era life. Because Platonov's writing is universal. Afterall, who doesn't think about throwing themselves into the river as soon as spring thaw arrives?
Everything included here is from 1935 onward, which means the earlier stories need to be read elsewhere. But these are 8 great stories, and the foreward and notes help to put everything in context. Essential reading even if you know nothing about Stalinist Soviet era life. Because Platonov's writing is universal. Afterall, who doesn't think about throwing themselves into the river as soon as spring thaw arrives?
March 27, 2019
"孬賲 廿賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賯氐賷乇丞 賵賱賷爻 亘丕賱廿賲賰丕賳 賳爻賷丕賳 賰賱 卮賷亍."
賱賷爻 賱丿賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賱賯賵賱賴 毓賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
乇亘賲丕 賷丨亘 毓賱賶 賰賱 卮禺氐 賯乇丕鬲賴丕 賱賷丨賰賲 亘賳賮爻賴 毓賱賷賴丕
"亘賱丕鬲賵賳賵賮貙 亘乇兀賷賷貙 賴賵 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱兀賰孬乇 丕爻鬲丨賯丕賯丕賸 賵噩丿丕乇丞 亘丕賱賲胤丕賱毓丞 廿匕丕 賰賳丕 賳毓鬲亘乇 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賲賳 丕賱賲孬賯賮賷賳."
禺賷乇賷 丕賱囟丕賲賳 賲鬲乇噩賲 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱.
January 16, 2022
Neredeyse d眉nya 眉zerindeki b眉t眉n halklar谋n, kendi yazm谋艧 ya da yaratt谋臒谋 olmu艧 bir 枚yk眉s眉 var ku艧kusuz. Tam anlam谋yla halk durumuna gelebilmek i莽in, halk olabilmek i莽in t眉rl眉 t眉rl眉 fedakarl谋klar g枚zetilmesi en b眉y眉k 枚rneklerden birisi. Baz谋 halklar var ki, do臒du臒u, b眉y眉d眉臒眉 ve olgunla艧t谋臒谋 topraklara sahip 莽谋kmaktan ve kendinden sonra gelecek nesillere d眉艧眉nce ve inan莽lar谋n谋 aktarmaktan 莽ok insan olman谋n gerekliliklerini, insanl谋臒谋 aktar谋yor. Bununla birlikte ilerleyen zaman i莽erisinde o halktan gelen insanlara hayat 艧artlar谋n谋n ya da baz谋 bask谋lar谋n getirdi臒i zorluklara kar艧谋n, ya艧ad谋臒谋n谋 ve insan oldu臒unu hat谋rlayarak g枚臒眉s germesini hat谋rlatan bir halk d眉艧眉ncesi de mevcut. Ama en 枚nemlisi insan ve insan olgusunun her zaman ele al谋nd谋臒谋n谋 da unutmamak laz谋m.
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Can, her bir yan谋yla halk ve insan olgusunu bir arada i艧leyen, g眉莽l眉 bir yap谋t olarak okurun kar艧谋s谋na 莽谋k谋yor. Bir halk谋n; Can halk谋n谋n t眉rl眉 t眉rl眉 zorluklara kar艧谋n, ya艧ad谋臒谋n谋 hat谋rlayarak i莽indeki insan谋 tam anlam谋yla uyand谋r谋p, dirili艧e ve uyan谋艧a do臒ru yol almas谋n谋 muhte艧em bir kurgu ile birlikte g枚zler 枚n眉ne sermekte. Halk oldu臒unun fark谋na varan, kendini uyan谋艧谋n谋 ger莽ekle艧tiren Can halk谋, kendini buluyor, i莽 d眉nyas谋na iniyor, insanl谋臒谋n谋 ve halk olgusunu g枚r眉yor 莽etin yolculuklar谋nda. Ac谋n谋n, yoksullu臒un, a莽l谋臒谋n ve insana ac谋 莽ektiren daha bir莽ok 艧eyi okuyan okuyucuyu fazlas谋yla derinden sars谋l谋yor.
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Yap谋t, beni en 枚ncelikle dikkat 莽ekici ve ustaca betimlemeleriyle etkisi alt谋na ald谋. 脟眉nk眉 yazar, Andrey Platonov Can halk谋n谋n ve insan谋n谋n ac谋s谋n谋 sat谋rlara i艧lememi艧 sadece; adeta hissetmi艧 o ac谋y谋, yoksullu臒u. 陌艧in daha da 枚z眉ne inecek olursam, yazar kurguyu yaratmam谋艧 da bir halk谋n dirili艧ini g枚rd眉臒眉 gibi aktarm谋艧; ka臒谋da d枚km眉艧 gibi direkt birebir onlar谋 g枚zlemleyerek. Olay bu anlamda bir kurgu olmaktan 莽谋k谋p, ger莽e臒in; hayat谋n tam da kendisini yans谋t谋r hale gelmi艧ti. Hatta yazar anlatt谋臒谋 halktaki her bir insana b眉r眉nm眉艧 olarak, okuruna insan谋n ve halk谋n her t眉rl眉 halini; 枚zellikle ac谋lar谋n i莽inden 莽谋k谋p da uyan谋艧谋 sergiler nitelikteydi. Toplumdan insana, insandan topluma kar艧谋l谋kl谋 bir etkile艧imin yarat谋ld谋臒谋 ayr谋ca g枚z眉me 莽arpan detaylardan biriydi.
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Bu yap谋tla birlikte Rus edebiyat谋na bir kez daha hayran kald谋臒谋m谋 g枚n眉l rahatl谋臒谋 ile s枚yleyebilirim. Rus edebiyat谋n谋n ve yazarlar谋n谋n kendine 枚zg眉 眉slup, konu ve karakter se莽imlerini bu yap谋t da g枚rd眉m. 脰zellikle Rus yazarlar谋n yap谋tlar谋 i莽erisinde insan谋 ve insan olgusunu her anlamda ele almalar谋 beni her zaman etkiledi臒i i莽in onlar谋 severek okuyorum ve okumaya da devam edece臒im.
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Te艧ekk眉rler Platonov. 鉁�
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Can, her bir yan谋yla halk ve insan olgusunu bir arada i艧leyen, g眉莽l眉 bir yap谋t olarak okurun kar艧谋s谋na 莽谋k谋yor. Bir halk谋n; Can halk谋n谋n t眉rl眉 t眉rl眉 zorluklara kar艧谋n, ya艧ad谋臒谋n谋 hat谋rlayarak i莽indeki insan谋 tam anlam谋yla uyand谋r谋p, dirili艧e ve uyan谋艧a do臒ru yol almas谋n谋 muhte艧em bir kurgu ile birlikte g枚zler 枚n眉ne sermekte. Halk oldu臒unun fark谋na varan, kendini uyan谋艧谋n谋 ger莽ekle艧tiren Can halk谋, kendini buluyor, i莽 d眉nyas谋na iniyor, insanl谋臒谋n谋 ve halk olgusunu g枚r眉yor 莽etin yolculuklar谋nda. Ac谋n谋n, yoksullu臒un, a莽l谋臒谋n ve insana ac谋 莽ektiren daha bir莽ok 艧eyi okuyan okuyucuyu fazlas谋yla derinden sars谋l谋yor.
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Yap谋t, beni en 枚ncelikle dikkat 莽ekici ve ustaca betimlemeleriyle etkisi alt谋na ald谋. 脟眉nk眉 yazar, Andrey Platonov Can halk谋n谋n ve insan谋n谋n ac谋s谋n谋 sat谋rlara i艧lememi艧 sadece; adeta hissetmi艧 o ac谋y谋, yoksullu臒u. 陌艧in daha da 枚z眉ne inecek olursam, yazar kurguyu yaratmam谋艧 da bir halk谋n dirili艧ini g枚rd眉臒眉 gibi aktarm谋艧; ka臒谋da d枚km眉艧 gibi direkt birebir onlar谋 g枚zlemleyerek. Olay bu anlamda bir kurgu olmaktan 莽谋k谋p, ger莽e臒in; hayat谋n tam da kendisini yans谋t谋r hale gelmi艧ti. Hatta yazar anlatt谋臒谋 halktaki her bir insana b眉r眉nm眉艧 olarak, okuruna insan谋n ve halk谋n her t眉rl眉 halini; 枚zellikle ac谋lar谋n i莽inden 莽谋k谋p da uyan谋艧谋 sergiler nitelikteydi. Toplumdan insana, insandan topluma kar艧谋l谋kl谋 bir etkile艧imin yarat谋ld谋臒谋 ayr谋ca g枚z眉me 莽arpan detaylardan biriydi.
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Bu yap谋tla birlikte Rus edebiyat谋na bir kez daha hayran kald谋臒谋m谋 g枚n眉l rahatl谋臒谋 ile s枚yleyebilirim. Rus edebiyat谋n谋n ve yazarlar谋n谋n kendine 枚zg眉 眉slup, konu ve karakter se莽imlerini bu yap谋t da g枚rd眉m. 脰zellikle Rus yazarlar谋n yap谋tlar谋 i莽erisinde insan谋 ve insan olgusunu her anlamda ele almalar谋 beni her zaman etkiledi臒i i莽in onlar谋 severek okuyorum ve okumaya da devam edece臒im.
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Te艧ekk眉rler Platonov. 鉁�
March 15, 2019
Mutlaka ama mutlaka okuyun! Alt谋n谋 莽izmek istedi臒im o kadar 莽ok yer vard谋 ki, bir ba艧lasam kitap bakkal defterine d枚nerdi, k谋yamad谋m. Konuyu bo艧verin, t眉r眉n眉 bo艧verin; beklentisiz bir 艧ekilde a莽谋n bu kitab谋n kapa臒谋n谋. Kendinizi yolculu臒a b谋rak谋n, a莽l谋臒a ve dinginli臒in verdi臒i kararl谋l谋臒a. B谋rak谋n kum f谋rt谋nalar谋 yalas谋n y眉z眉n眉z眉 ve can谋n谋z ger莽ekler y眉z眉nden yans谋n. Pi艧man olmayaca臒谋n谋z谋 umarak, can-谋 y眉rekten tavsiye ediyorum. =)
September 30, 2014
Fuckin great for the most part but one or two of the stories kind of fuckin suck.
June 26, 2019
Can bir romandan 莽ok 艧iir gibi bir kitap. Ritmini ilk ba艧ta yabanc谋lam谋艧t谋m, sonra kendimi kitab谋n ak谋艧谋na b谋rakman谋n do臒ru olaca臒谋na karar verdim, 枚yle de oldu san谋r谋m. Kitab谋n belli bir k谋sm谋na kadar Can beni yerden yere vurdu, y眉z眉me g眉莽l眉 bir tokat 莽arpt谋. Kabus g枚r眉yor gibi hissettirdi. Sonunda ise y眉z眉m眉 ok艧ad谋 sanki, uyand谋rd谋 usulca bir r眉yadan, art谋k b眉y眉d眉臒眉m眉, hayat谋ma devam edebilece臒imi s枚yledi ve bitti. Platanov'un okudu臒um ilk kitab谋, ancak kalemine g眉venim tam. 陌nsanlar谋n bu kadar g眉莽l眉 bir kalemi tan谋mamas谋n谋n nedeni 莽ok uzun bir s眉re, yan谋lm谋yorsam 1992'ye kadar, kitab谋n Rusya'da yasakl谋 kalmas谋. Dolay谋s谋yla di臒er dillere de ancak 2000'lerde 莽evrilmi艧. G眉nay 脟etao K谋z谋l谋rmak'谋n 莽evirisini 莽ok be臒endim. Bu kitaptan kimsenin mahrum kalmamas谋n谋 diliyor ve okuman谋z谋 rica ediyorum. Son bir not ge莽ece臒im, ki bence kitap i莽in 枚nemli bir ayr谋nt谋, kitab谋n orijinal ismi 写褍褕邪 hem can ve ruh, hem k枚le anlam谋na geliyor. Y眉z elli sayfay谋 tek kelimeyle anlatmak i莽in olduk莽a zeki bir ba艧l谋k.
October 25, 2019
陌nsan谋 'perekati-pole' 莽al谋s谋n谋n 莽枚ldeki yolculu臒u gibi anlat谋s谋 ve hikayesiyle uzun gerilimli bir deneyime savuruyor. Bolca dutar ezgisi ile anlat谋n谋n Rusya'ya ait olmad谋臒谋n谋 ama onun hikayesi oldu臒unu okuyorsunuz. Ba艧lang谋莽 ve sonu aras谋ndaki Can halk谋n谋n kendisinde 枚lmenin ya da ya艧谋yor olman谋n herhangi ifadesi bulunmayan o insanlar谋n Hive vadisinin yak谋nlar谋nda 眉st-yurtta tekrar ya艧ama d枚n眉艧眉n眉n ve bu sorumlulu臒u yerine getiren 脟a臒atayev'in hikayesi. Nazar 脟a臒atayev, ilk a艧k Vera, Ksanye, Han谋m, Ayd谋m, Anne G眉l莽atay ve diger Can halk谋 莽枚l, ho艧ar, du艧a(can), dutar, ve 莽ok莽a 莽枚l, yol, 枚l眉m, 眉莽 koyun ve bir ke莽i...
s.74,
"Neden 枚lmek istediniz?"
"Ruhumuz uyu艧tu ya艧amaktan,"
s.74,
"Neden 枚lmek istediniz?"
"Ruhumuz uyu艧tu ya艧amaktan,"
August 10, 2019
Can谋m ac谋d谋 , ac谋kt谋m , susad谋m, dinlenmek istedim adeta kitab谋 okurken. A臒z谋mdaki kumlar谋 t眉k眉rmek istedim adeta. Tan谋k oldu臒um en g眉莽l眉 betimlemelerle dolu bir kitapla kar艧谋la艧t谋m do臒al olarak. Bir kitapta denk gelinecek en tuhaf anne ile kar艧谋la艧谋p bazen bizimle, ac谋lar谋m谋zla , dert etti臒imiz minicik sorunlarla dalga ge莽iyor herhalde yazar dedim. Hi莽 s眉slenmemi艧, 艧effaf ve net konu艧malar dolu kitap. Rahats谋z ediyor ger莽ek莽ilik zaman zaman. Getirebilece臒im tek ele艧tiri aceleci davran谋lm谋艧 gibi bu g眉zel anlat谋m谋n h谋zl谋 bir 艧ekilde sonlanmas谋 oldu.Bir 艧ekilde doyam谋yorsun.
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