Smijeh u džungli: Autobiografija jednog američkog useljenika

Smijeh u džungli: Autobiografija jednog američkog useljenika

Louis Adamić

Autobiografsko djelo Louisa Adamiča, slovensko-američkog pisca i jednog od najvažnijih kroničara useljeničkog iskustva u američkoj književnosti. Ironijski i iskreno prikazuje stvarnost iza mita o „zemlji mogućnosti“.

Knjiga prati Adamićev život od djetinjstva u Sloveniji (tada dio Austro-Ugarske), preko dolaska u Ameriku 1913. godine s nepunih 14 godina, pa sve do njegovih prvih petnaestak godina u novoj zemlji. Opisuje teške useljeničke početke, rad u tvornicama, susrete s raznim etničkim skupinama, vojnu službu, život u New Yorku, Panami i Kaliforniji te brojne susrete s drugim doseljenicima.

Adamić piše iskreno, dinamično i s ironijom – naslov „Smijeh u džungli“ simbolizira opstanak i smijeh usred surove, džunglovite Amerike. Posebno je snažna njegova kritika „američkog melting pota“ – on pokazuje da se doseljenici ne stapaju u jedinstvenu naciju, već se suočavaju s iskorištavanjem, siromaštvom, klasnim sukobima i etničkim napetostima.

Djelo je živo, dokumentarno i književno vrijedno – spoj osobne priče, socijalne kritike i humora. Smatra se jednim od najboljih prikaza useljeničkog iskustva u prvoj polovici 20. stoljeća.

Smijeh u džungli nezaobilazno je štivo za sve zainteresirane za američku povijest, useljeničku književnost, socijalnu kritiku i priče o traženju boljeg života u „zemlji mogućnosti“.

Original title
Laughing in the Jungle
Translation
Branko Kojić
Dimensions
20 x 15 cm
Pages
329
Publisher
Naklada Binoza, Zagreb, 1932.
 
Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Language: Croatian.

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