The publishing house "As oglas" from Zvornik has published three books by the literary creator from Nikšić Vukosav Delibašić - the book of stories "The Taste of Stone", the novel "Robinje" and the collection of short stories/poems in the Japanese haibun form "U hodu".
Reviewer of the book "U kamenu", M.Sc Milorad Durutović, he wrote that this is a rare authentic writer, and that it remains a pity that he did not announce himself earlier, but only in the seventh decade.
"The Witness Collection"The taste of stone' it is not only a narrative about a man who witnesses his own life path, but also functions as a kind of archetype of a man who strives to exceed the limits of his own experience, to reflect on (his) life through the eyes (and by God, the soul) of his parents or his descendants. Not only the way of life has changed, but also the attitude towards life. Therefore, Delibašić is also a writer-chronicler of a philosophy of life that will perhaps be revealed more and more as a regret or a longing for a better but lost time", wrote Durutović.
Although the collection contains thematically and formally-genre-different three cycles, according to Durutović, they should be treated as a single meaningful whole.
"In all three cycles, the heroes belong to the same space-time environment; promote the same value system; appeal that traditional values, such as, for example, family, love for the homeland, sacrifice, community, self-criticism, morality, courage and heroism, can always be returned not only as personal memories, but as universal possibilities of deliverance from existential and spiritual tragedies". pointed out the reviewer of the collection of stories "Taste of Stone".
As for the novel "Robinje", the action takes place in Bosnia, at the end of the 18th and in the first half of the 19th century, at the crossroads of three empires - Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Russian under the constant surveillance of the Venetians.
The reviewer of the novel, Anđa G. Šušić, she wrote that Delibašić communicates his thoughts and draws conclusions that must be respected because they are accurate and of high quality, using a folk dictionary and short, constructive sentences.
"The novel 'Robinje' is, in a sense, a continuation of the theme he once dealt with Ivo Andric”, wrote Šušić.
According to her, the common basic motive of Delibašić and Andrić is the same social class, the one who was beset by the fate of the time in which he found himself. In the novel, Šušić pointed out, many events and characters are touched upon, and this is one of the specificities of the aforementioned work.
"The novel 'Slave' has a clear story based on real lives and a pure, human, humane message contained in the need to confirm the emancipation of the female being. Freed from all prejudices, Delibašić talks about this very sensitive issue in times when it, however, has not been fully defined. As a member of the female gender, I say honestly - thank you, Vukosave - and as a reviewer, I highly recommend reading the novel 'Robinje'. Without a doubt, it will leave a mark on every soul", said Šušić.
Delibašić's third book was created, as the author wrote, on the fly, which is why he called it that. In the subtitle of the book it is highlighted - 101 pages, 101 stories, and in the stories the reader can find what it looks like to follow the path of ancestors, to look for a trace in time, to listen to the call of the village, to sit on a stone to rest, to feel the warmth of solitude, to find yourself on the line between evil and good, to be a witness of the past, to listen when the sky speaks, to look into infinity...
"I'm not deliberately asking for a reviewer, but I'm putting it at your disposal, so that while you read it, you can analyze it and find what you're interested in," Delibašić wrote in the editorial.
And in the book, the author says that you should not stop even when you think that you are lost in the dust of your own thoughts, aware that a person often knows how to take himself away from himself for a moment.
"A collection of short stories/poems in the Japanese haibun form gives you insight into various aspects of life, from relationships with nature to political turbulence and intimate emotions. Warm, sincere, concise, but also meaningful stories move and inspire, giving us the opportunity to look at ourselves in the mirror of our own experiences and think about the world we live in," says Delibašić, who, among other things, says: "I didn't change time, but it did time changed me".
He started writing after retirement, at the age of 67, and in a decade of fruitful creativity he published seven books, some of which were awarded and praised.
"A man's old age begins where the joy disappears from his face", says Delibašić's book "U hodu".
It seems that even though he is 77 years old, Delibasic is still far from old.
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