WHAT IS HOMELAND TO A GASTARBEITER?

Rad tematizira pomalo zapostavljeno djelo Ivana Raosa: Gastarbajteri. U vrijeme kad je bilo objavljeno, 1982., bilo je aktualno temom, dan-danas još i više s obzirom na sve veći broj (ekonomskih) emigranata iz Hrvatske. Gastarbajteri sadrže 31 novelu u kojima Raos vješto i uvjerljivo portretira likove emigranata i iz Dalmatinske zagore u zemlje zapadne Europe i Amerike. O Raosovim Gastarbajterima pisali su malobrojni: Cvjetko Milanja, Ivan Božičević i Josip Pavičić u časopisu Republika te opširnije Ana Lederer u monografiji Ivan Raos što svakako predstavlja poticaj da se ovo djelo ponovno aktualizira i (p)ostane predmetom znanstvenog i čitalačkog interesa.The paper deals with a somewhat forgotten work of Ivan Raos: Gastarbajteri. When it was published in 1982, its topic was very relatable, and today it is even more so, given the ever-growing number of Croatian (economic) migrants. Gastarbajteri is made of 31 short stories in which Raos skillfully and convincingly portrays characters of migrants from the Dalmatian hinterland to the countries of western Europe and America. Very few have written about Raos’ Gastarbajteri: Cvjetko Milonja, Ivan Božičević and Josip Pavičić in the magazine Republika, and Ana Lederer has in a more extensive manner in her monography Ivan Raos, which surely represents an encouragement to re-actualize this art work, (re)making it an object of scientific and reader interest

PROSJACI I S(P)INOVI – NON/POPULARITY OF RAOS’ WORKS

Nakon zabrane prikazivanja TV-serije Prosjaci i sinovi uslijedili su brojni novinski članci o piscu Ivanu Raosu, romanu Prosjaci i sinovi i TV-seriji. U radu se prikazuje kronologija nastanka romana i TV-serije, donose se izvaci novinskih članaka i kritika o autoru i romanu koji su, moguće, utjecali na popularnost romana. Ponajviše negativno o Raosu pisao je Nikola Disopra u Slobodnoj Dalmaciji, a dijelovi njegova eseja bit će objavljeni u beogradskoj Politici. O razlozima zabrane emitiranja TV-serije svjedoči pismo uredničkog kolegija TV-Zagreb, objavljeno u Večernjem listu 1973. godine, a o Raosu u to vrijeme pišu i I. Mandić, R. Kovačević, M. Bošnjak. U radu će biti riječi i o književnim susretima, tribinama i znanstvenim skupovima posvećenima stvaralaštvu Ivana Raosa, nastanku monodrama i pjesama njemu u čast čime se svakako doprinosi popularnosti Raosova opusa.A number of newspaper articles were written about Ivan Raos, the author of a novel and a TV show Prosjaci i sinovi (Beggars and Sons) after aforementioned TV show had been banned. This paper aims to present a chronology of writing the novel and its corresponding TV show by mentioning various newspaper articles and reviews about the author and the TV show which may have influenced the popularity of the novel. Nikola Disopra had especially negative opinion about the author and wrote about him in a daily newspaper The Slobodna Dalmacija and parts of his essay were published in Belgrade’s The Politika. A letter written by TV Zagreb’s editorial staff published in The Večernji List in 1973 contains a reason why the TV show was banned. At that time I. Mandić, R. Kovačević, M. Bošnjak also wrote about Ivan Raos. This paper contains information about literary meetings, public discussions and scientific symposia dedicated to the work of Ivan Raos as well as monodramas and poems created in his honour. All of the abovementioned certainly contributes to the popularity of Raos’ opus

WHAT IS HOMELAND TO A GASTARBEITER?

Rad tematizira pomalo zapostavljeno djelo Ivana Raosa: Gastarbajteri. U vrijeme kad je bilo objavljeno, 1982., bilo je aktualno temom, dan-danas još i više s obzirom na sve veći broj (ekonomskih) emigranata iz Hrvatske. Gastarbajteri sadrže 31 novelu u kojima Raos vješto i uvjerljivo portretira likove emigranata i iz Dalmatinske zagore u zemlje zapadne Europe i Amerike. O Raosovim Gastarbajterima pisali su malobrojni: Cvjetko Milanja, Ivan Božičević i Josip Pavičić u časopisu Republika te opširnije Ana Lederer u monografiji Ivan Raos što svakako predstavlja poticaj da se ovo djelo ponovno aktualizira i (p)ostane predmetom znanstvenog i čitalačkog interesa.The paper deals with a somewhat forgotten work of Ivan Raos: Gastarbajteri. When it was published in 1982, its topic was very relatable, and today it is even more so, given the ever-growing number of Croatian (economic) migrants. Gastarbajteri is made of 31 short stories in which Raos skillfully and convincingly portrays characters of migrants from the Dalmatian hinterland to the countries of western Europe and America. Very few have written about Raos’ Gastarbajteri: Cvjetko Milonja, Ivan Božičević and Josip Pavičić in the magazine Republika, and Ana Lederer has in a more extensive manner in her monography Ivan Raos, which surely represents an encouragement to re-actualize this art work, (re)making it an object of scientific and reader interest