,8,?ir/,0 by ,ivo ,&ric3 ,%ort ,/ory
,analysis
  ',?ir/,0 0 writt5 by ,nobel
,prize-w9n+ ,yugoslavian writ] ,ivo
,&ric1 a fam\s ,bosnian essayi/1
%ort-/ory writ]1 & noveli/4 ,he is fam$
= 8 two epic novels1 .7,! ,bridge on !
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pass$ away 9 #aige af l1d+ an
extraord9>y life 9 ! mo/ extraord9>y
"ts4 ,? %ort /ory p5n$ by hm titl$
,8,?ir/,0 is emotive & reflective1 q l !
pre-,hemm+way /yle ( n>ra;n4 ,! /ory
alludes to a political & crime-&-ord]
issue 9 ! ,balkans dur+ ,_w ,w> ,"o &
,two4 ,! /ory 0 publi%$ 9 ! ye> #aicd1 s
probably ! geographical situa;n ! _w 0 9
at t p]iod is allud$ to "h4 ,h["e1 !
/ory haunts ! imag9a;n ) a =ebod+ ( "s?+
t]rible 9 ! wait+4 ,! tale ,8,?ir/,0 is
a te/imonial 9 fic;n =m ( ! aw;l
4turb.es t wd take place 9 t "p ( ! _w1
/>t+ ) ! assass9a;n ( ,>*duke ,francis
,f]d9&1 : sp>k$ (f ! ,f/ ,_w ,w>4 ,s9ce
!n1 ? region has n"e be5 at p1ce1 b   #a
maybe we c empa?ize ) ! ord9>y p ( ?
region :o h be5 =c$ to g "? a lot )\t
hav+ _h any?+ to d ) ! t5.n 9 _! >ea4
  ,ivo ,&ric won ! ,nobel ,prize =
,lit]ature 9 #aifa4 ,he 0 9 !
,yugoslavian diplomatic s]vice :5 ! /ory
0 writt5 & 0 appo9t$ an ambassador to
,g]_m 9 #aici4 ,?us1 ,ivo _h f/h& k ( !
happ5+s 9 ? region ( ! _w4 ,:e!r he may
h be5 a humani/ or n1 t is left to !
hi/orians to decide4 ,b ! fact is t
,8,?ir/,0 sp1ks ( ! p>allelism 2t ! ?ir/
( a dy+ b&it fi<t+ = 8 [n no;n (
patriotism & probably dy+ 9 a mo/
mis]able way = x1 & ! torture ( ! 3sci;e
( ! "y wife ( ! comm&] z %e has sex ) h]
husb&4 ,?us1 ! ,8,?ir/,0 ( ! b&it
p>allels ) ! ,8?ir/,0 ( sex & ! pl1sures
( life4 ,! comm&]'s wife is a woman ) a
3sci;e1 b %e is al a woman :o is equally
anxi\s & compas.nate4 ,%e feels empa?y =
! b&it ,laz> :o 0 2+ driv5 to d1? "?
?ir/ by h] he>t.s husb&4 ,9de$1 ? is 2c
! comm&] 0 tak+ \ 8 political l91ge's
rev5ge on ,laz>4 ,! comm&] want$ to   #b
torture ,laz> to set an example to 8
compatriots b unwitt+ly =etells ! future
( tr\bles t ! region wd su6] = a l;g "t
to come4 ,"o wond]s :e!r ! true patriots
( ! ,balkans only wi% to h1l old fe/]+
w.ds & qu5* _! ?ir/ = p1ce & compas.n4
,l mo/ p[]s t be1 ! comm&] fail$ to see
? &1 ac to 8 wife1 he>t.sly has sex ) h]
:ile a b&it is dy+ ( ?ir/4
  ,! wife is newlyw$ b is ! porcela9
doll ( h] husb&4 ,h]s is n to "q ,8:y,0
b to ,8d or die,01 & s1 ev5 ?\< %e is
mo/ unwill+ to 5c\rage ! lovemak+ 2t !m1
%e is =c$ to be> h] cruel husb& l a /"o
^u h]4 ,"! cd 2 no?+ cruel] ?an 3demn+ a
man l ,laz> ) a septic & fe/]+ w.d 9 8
*e/ f a gun%ot to su6] all ni<t 9 cramp$
qu>t]s )\t ev5 a drop ( wat]4 ,if "o
does n f9d t utt]ly cruel1 !n !y h
misplac$ _! moral 3sci;e1 probably 2c (
! t]rible atrocities !y h se5 9 ? region
( ! _w4 ,! comm&] cd c>e less = ,laz>
:ile we see t ,laz> gets "s fa9t =m (
comrad]y f3
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_4 ,zhivan1 8 c.tryman :o 0 a spy = !
  comm&] b :o celebrat$ ! f1/ ( ,st4
  ,john ) ,laz>4
_4 ,! wom5 ( ! village ,sokoc :o spoke 9
  grave admir+ voices ( ! d>+ de$s (
  ,laz> :o 0 9 _! eyes brave4
_4 ,! comm&]'s wife r1lizes ! wor? ( !
  p]son ,laz> & h[ s9;l x 0 on h]
  h>dhe>t$ husb&'s "p to deprive hm (
  wat] 9 s* a t]rible way4

  ,! "y wife is l ! wife ( ,pontius
,pilate 9 ! tale ( ! ,gospel4 ,%e has
be5 made aw>e ( ! p]sonage ( ,laz> b
fails to /op h] husb& f hav+ sex ) h] j
s t %e may m\rn 9 _s ) ! dy+ ,laz>4 ,!
comm&] is l all ! p[]s ( t "t1 ?9k+ !
issue to 2 tempor>y :5 9 r1l;y1 !
problem wd 2 le?al & l;g-la/+1 alm !
focal po9t ( ,_w ,w> ,"o & ,_w ,w> ,two4
,! comm&] is a true ,pontius ,pilate :o
feels t he has d"o 8 duty & s wa%es 8
h&s (f ,laz>1 ev5 if ! b&it dies )\t
rev1l+ ! secrets ( 8 companions4
  ,! /ory hi<li<ts ! pa9;l way        #d
,laz> begs1 curses1 & pl1ds all ni<t =
wat] to qu5* 8 ?ir/4 ,! situa;n is sad
to r1d1 & ! l9es sket*$ by ! au?or ,ivo
,&ric >e memorable4 ,? takes place 9
*ronological ord]3

_4 ,he begs 9 ! "n ( ,st4 ,john or by 8
  fai? t ,zhivan %d qu5* 8 ?ir/4
_4 ,he takes ! "n ( ,zhivan's *n4
_4 ,he curses ! comm&] & calls hm worse
  ?an a ,turk1 ?us 9dicat+ t 8 pati;e is
  l;g pa/4
_4 ,he !n *all5ges ,zhivan's manhood &
  curses hm to 8 face yet begs = a drop
  ( wat]4
_4 ,he is n[ deliri\s & curs+ )\t
  cogni;n2 he ro>s t !y cd kill hm if !y
  want$ to1 b f/ qu5* 8 ?ir/4
_4 ,la/ly1 he lets loose 8 f\le/ ^ws b /
  calls = wat]4

  ,notice ! ^ws & descrip;ns >e
he>t-wr5*+ & emotive1 : is ak9 to ! /yle
( e>ly tw5tie?-c5tury ,europ1n fic;n4 ,!
"y wife reflects all ni<t l           #e
,pontius ,pilate's wife on ! pa9 "ug"o
by ,laz> &1 9 a way1 keeps vigil ) hm4
,%e wond]s :e!r :at 0 happ5+ to hm & h]
c.try 0 all a matt] ( rev5ge1 & if s1 is
"! any 5d to rev5ge or any s5se 9
rev5ge8 ,ivo ,&ric1 ! writ] ( ? %ort
/ory titl$ ,8,?ir/,01 su7e/s t 9 ! "n (
rev5ge1 ! region 0 su3umb+ to ! fate (
fall+ (f a precipice ( dang]1 : wd only
embroil ! region 9 w>s & unre/ = ye>s to
come4 ,:5 %e sees h] husb& asleep
despite ! cries ( ,laz>1 ! "y wife
r1lizes ! 5orm\s gap 2t h] & hm4 ,p l !
comm&] 7 giv+ 9to ! ne$s ( ! h\r 9/1d (
?9k+ 9 ! l;g run4 ,! "y wife r1lizes !
om9\s fate ( ! future & s m\rns ) ,laz>4
  ,! w.d 9 ,laz>'s *e/ is ! w.d ( !
region t has be5 *1t$ 9 "s way or ano!r4
,! sexual gratifica;n ( ! comm&] is !
way p 9 8 posi;n braz5ly blaspheme ag/
human;y4 ,! /ory 5ds ) ! "y wife be>+ h]
husb&'s embrace l a cold /"o1 :ile 9 !
4t.e1 ,laz>'s voice1 9 an e!r1l mann]1
3t9ues to pl1d = wat]4
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