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 Milorad Pavić, writer (Serbia), 26/04/2009
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Born 1929 in Belgrade. Serbian prose writer and poet, historian of Serbian literature, expert on Serbian Baroque and symbolistic poetry, translator of Pushkin and Byron, university professor, full Member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Milorad is not a member of any political party. |
When you cried last time and, if no secret, for what reason? Last year when my daughter died.
There are some events during our life, when it seems as there is no way out. That could be tragic circumstances or such assessment of them. At that time, what's the thing to do? With my family I went three times through bombings in the 20th century, always hoping it would be better, which it was. But last year I was so ill that I had the impression that there is no way out. Happily, I am now better and I think only death is a point when you stop living and start to have another future. As I said in my novel 'Second Body', we do not know what kind of future it will be. Jesus Christ knew. For him and for us.
Could you please choose any event of last days, weeks or months, that has distressed you? It can be any happening on a local or international scale. How could you comment on it? Financial crisis in the world, and pollution we have because of fuel. We must use in future cars that run on other energy, not on petrol.
There's always a new danger watching for humanity in its way, always a new temptation we're ready succumb to. What's the danger of our days? And what's the way to avoid this trap? One of the dangers which lie ahead of us is the book. If we continue to cut forests in order to make paper for books and newspapers, the Earth will soon be bald. So as a writer I would like to make electronic books and newspapers in future. I do not mean internet virtual texts. I do not mean empty notebooks falsely called electronic books, which are sold by stores for office accessories. I desire to see all books written by an author you want to read in one volume. This electronic book has to look completely like all other paper books so that you can put it in the shelf and take it to bed. But, the difference is you have in your hands all the library and the book has its own light and you don't need glasses because you can adjust the font size. Finally, if you read it all, you can go to a specific library with chips to put into your reader (electronic book) another content.
What are the main obstructions to apply humanities principles at our today's life? Could they be solved? Ask God. Perhaps to return to beauty. It is the oldest thing on the Earth, and judging by the photographs taken in outer space, beauty is not just of this world.
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| Comments: 3, would be great to get one of yours... |
Vladimir, 02 Dec 2009 04:38 am |
| i like his books a lot. it's a pity we wouldn't get any new... |
DEMOND, 09 Aug 2009 08:59 pm |
| Pavic makes me want to be an expert catcher of beauty. What a mentor!!!!!! |
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