Usta puna zemlje

Usta puna zemlje

Branimir Šćepanović

The novel "Usta puna zemlje" (1970), the masterpiece of the Serbian writer Branimir Šćepanović, is a psychologically in-depth explorer of the limits of the human soul, solitude and existential freedom, reminiscent of Kafka and Camus.

The action takes place in one day - the last in the life of an unnamed 37-year-old hero with an incurable disease. He runs away to the mountainous seclusion of his homeland, dreaming of suicide under an old tree as liberation. Instead of peace, he meets cruelty: a group of tourists in a camper van starts a chase out of curiosity, turning into a callous "mass" - a collective force that expands by joining others, imposing imaginary guilt.

The hero, chased through forests and rocks, undergoes a metamorphosis: from anger and fear to the realization of meaninglessness and purification through memories of love. The mass oscillates between vanity and hatred, tearing itself apart in conflicts. Climax at the top of the rock: the hero accepts death, singing "with a mouth full of earth" like the grandfathers, a symbol of resistance, leaving the pursuers empty.

The nameless hero embodies eternal escape and regret for failures, especially love. The crowd symbolizes social frivolity and violence. Šćepanović's concise, poetic style rich in metaphors criticizes the absurdity of life, the contrast of hate and love, calling for empathy towards the broken. The work touches deeply, leaving questions about freedom and legacy. Translated into over 30 languages, it is a universal story about the suffering of an individual in front of the masses.

Editor
Jovan Radulović
Graphics design
Vukosava Šibalić
Dimensions
18 x 10.5 cm
Pages
93
Publisher
BIGZ, Beograd, 1987.
 
Distribution: 20,000 copies
 
Latin alphabet. Paperback.
Language: Serbian.
ISBN
8-61-300088-6

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