Rereading and Studying on The Woman from Sarajevo (Gospodjica)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1202.09Keywords:
The Woman from Sarajevo (Gospodjica), Raica, real life, philosophical reflection, profound styleAbstract
The book The Woman from Sarajevo (Gospodjica) is one of the important novels written by Serbian writer Ivo Andric who once lived through the world war and worked in significant department of the country. This novel is not only the product of that period of time but also his only long psychological one which represents his interest in describing the mental states of the main characters. It is a purely psychological study of greed from the point of the pathology and obsession. It also shows his greatness in writing which helps him win the Nobel Prize in literature for his epic force of tracing themes and depicting human destinies drawn from the history of his country. This novel describes the real experience of a single woman named Raica Radakovic from a unique perspective, unfolding the ordinary people’s life and fate in historical tide. It depicts Raica’s life experience objectively, showing the author’s philosophical reflection on people’s life and fate, which makes this novel demonstrate its objective and profound artistic style.
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