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Politika 19. april 1911
QuoteProšloga utornika pred veče našla je jedna mlada služavka, koja je bila izašla u šumicu kod Medove del Pilone kod talijanske vašori Tučije jedan strašno unakaženi muški leš. Dozvani varoški čuvari poznali su u pokojniku pedesetogodišnjega spisatelja Emilija Salgarija, koji je jednim brijačem, što mu se još nalazio u ruci, najpre presekao sebi grkljan pa rasporio utrobu. Lekari su konstatovali, da je smrt morala biti veoma spora i užasno teška.
Salgari je imao u poslednje vreme da se bori s teškim nedaćama. Bio je pao u veliku novčanu oskudicu, koja mu je zadavala velike brige, tako da je napustio svaku družbu s kolegama i umetnicima, s kojima se ranije redovno družio. Nedavno mu se dogodila i ta nesreća, da se ženi mu pomračio um, te su je morali odvesti u ludnicu.
U Italiji sva muška mladež žali smrt Salgarijevu, jer broj njegovih čitalaca iznosi stotine hiljada. On je u pronalaženjima opasnih situacija, jezovitih pustolovina, strašnih bura na moru, putovanja po neobičnim predelima, bio plodan kao Žil Vern.
U Veroni rođen i vaspitan, Salgrari je, kad mu je bilo sedamnaest godina, pobegao od svojih roditelja, izučio na jednoj jedrilici, koja se toga trenutka nalazila ukotvljena u Veneciji, plovidbu i ubrzo je postao kapetan za duge plovidbe.
Dok se bavio u austrijskom primorju, napisao je prvi roman ,,Kralj brda" koji mu je, kad se vratio u zavičaj, otkupio izdavač Spejroni.
Salgari je plovio okeanom u svima pravcima, od Istočne Indije do Beringovog moreuza. Jedan izdavač otimao ga je od drugoga, do nije sa jednom uglednom knjižarskom firmom napravio ugovor, da joj liferuje dva romana godišnje.
Pre deset godina se Salgari oženio i to je učinilo kraj njegovim putovanjima. On je svoja tri sina nazvao po glavnim junacima svojih romana: Romero, Omar i Nadir i u skromnoj bašti svoje vile u Medova del Pilone učio ih, da se umeju naći u pustolovinama, da umeju puškom i pištoljem pričekati lavove i tigrove.
Salgari se uvek i posle ostavke na moreplovstvo rado titulisao kapetanom, nosio je marinsku uniformu i imao mnoge neobične manire. Po spoljašnosti ličio je na malog hitrog japanca.
Pre nego što bi počeo da piše koji roman, Salgari je crtao fantastičnu kartu pozornice događaja, ubležavao u nju izmišljena imena varoši, reka i planina, gde su se odigravali pustolovski događaji, koje je on izmišljao.
Pored te karte metao je spisak lica, koja se pojavljuju u romanu. Kad koji od tih lica u toku romana umre, onda mu se ime prosto precrtavalo.
Knjige Salgarijeve ne polažu pravo na literarnu vrednost, ali one imaju retkim obiljem fantazije, smelošću pronalaženja i grafičkim opisivanjima nađenog sasvim ogromnu privlačnu snagu za mladež, tako da se može reći da još nijedan talijanski pisac nije toliko čitan kao Emilijo Salgari.
Nešto drugačiji pogled na njegov život može se naći na Netu... nažalost sa istim krajem...
QuoteFather of the Italian adventure novel and science fiction pioneer, Emilio Salgari (1862-1911) was one of Italy's most prolific writers, having penned more than a hundred adventure stories and novels, many of which are considered classics.
Though virtually unknown to the English-speaking world, Emilio Salgari is possibly the most-read Italian author of all time. Set in exotic locations, with heroes from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds, Mr. Salgari's novels brought the wonders of the world to the doorstep of generations of readers. His books have sold millions of copies and are enjoying a renaissance in Italy, Europe and Latin America.
Born in Verona to a family of modest merchants, Emilio Salgari spent much of his youth reading the adventure novels of Thomas Mayne-Reid, Gustave Aimard and James Fenimore Cooper. He realized from early on that he wanted to be a writer of adventure stories and, like the authors he so admired, wished to write from true experience. Planning to one day captain his own ship, he enlisted at the naval academy in Verona, but poor marks soon brought that dream to an end. His only voyage at sea was a short trip along the Adriatic.
Since he could not wonder the globe, Mr. Salgari decided to explore the world through the written word, debuting as a writer in 1883 for the illustrated magazine La Valigia in Milan. Later that same year he became an editor for La Nuova Arena, a newspaper in Verona where he published his first serial, Tay-See, an adventure set in Cochin China just before the Franco-Chinese war. It was an enormous success that would define Mr. Salgari's style: fast paced action filled with plot twists, strong characters and exotic locales. "Above all," stated Italian author Vittorio G. Rossi, "he delivered excitement and stimulated the imagination of Italian readers, providing a sharp contrast to the stagnant literature of his times." Writing four or five serials a year, Emilio Salgari soon had a national following and publishers struggled to find other authors to imitate his style.
It wasn't long before Mr. Salgari started to craft his own legend. Taking on the title of captain, he spread the idea that many of his stories were based on his own exploits: he claimed to have travelled through the forests of Ceylon, explored the Sudan and even met Buffalo Bill while travelling through Nebraska. His works were popular with the Italian royal family and in 1897 King Umberto made him a Knight of the Crown.
Salgari's imagination knew no bounds. His characters tamed the Far West, explored Africa, India, Australia and both Poles. But he is perhaps best remembered for his series of pirate adventures. Il corsaro nero is a swashbuckling tale of revenge set in the Caribbean that generated four sequels and a legion of imitators. Le tigri di Mompracem was the first in a series of eleven adventures set in the East Indies featuring Sandokan, The Tiger of Malaysia, a merciless pirate, who along with his band of warriors and his loyal friend Yanez ruled the waves of the Malaysian Sea. To this day, in Italy Sandokan is synonymous with Malaysia and his adventures have been the basis for comic strips, television shows and feature films.
Though his characters achieved an almost immortal fame, and Mr. Salgari had millions of readers, he never attained the financial success and stability he deserved. His publishers, taking advantage of his poor business skills, left him almost destitute. Overwhelmed by creditors and family misfortunes, he committed suicide in Turin, on April 25, 1911. In one last act, drawn from his vast research and imagination, he slit his throat and stomach, in the ceremonial suicide of the Japanese samurai.
But though the dreamer was gone, his books continued to sell and many owe their love of adventure, reading and writing to the characters and stories he created. Composers Pietro Mascagni and Giacomo Puccini were contemporary fans; later Umberto Eco and Federico Fellini would read Salgari to explore the world. Sergio Leone, one of the fathers of the spaghetti western, got his first glimpse of the outlaw hero in the pages of Mr. Salgari's books.
Mr. Salgari is particularly popular in Latin America where he is seen as the first true anti-imperialist writer. Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pablo Neruda, Luis Sepulveda, Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes all devoured his works in their youth. Che Guevara first read of boarding raids, jungle warfare and battles against injustice in Mr. Salgari's adventure novels. Guevara read 62 of Mr. Salgari's books causing his biographer Paco Ignacio Taibo II to remark that one could see that Che's anti-imperialism was "salgariano in origin."
The Corsairs of Bermuda (1909)
Though popular with the masses, Salgari was shunned by critics throughout his life and for most of the 20th century. Now Salgari's works are being revisited, and the Fabbri publishing house in Italy has recently begun to republish his entire works. The first issue alone, a new edition of I misteri della jungla nera, sold 100,000 copies. New translations have been published in France and Latin America and with the recent translation of Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem, Mr. Salgari has finally been introduced to the English-speaking world. "My books race triumphantly throughout the world," Salgari once wrote to a friend. Almost a century after his death, his triumph still continues.
Kod nas nije previše prevođen sve do kraja sedamdesetih godina kada je popularnost serije ,,Sandokan" pobudila interesovanje za ovog već gotovo zaboravljenog pisca...
Evo nekih romana objavljenih kod nas:
Plava ptica – stara serija:
knj. 31. Iznenađenje XXI veka (1942)
Plava ptica – nova serija:
Knj. 4. Breg svetlosti (1981, 1985)
Knj. 31. Crni gusar (1977)
Knj. 58. Kraljica Kariba (1981)
Dečje novine
Kralj Mora (1981)
Kraljica Kariba (1981)
Tigrovi Hompračema (1981)
knj. 4. Kapetan Oluja (1982)
knj. 5. Cvet bisera (1982)
knj. 6 Osvajanje carstva (1982)
Ponovno osvajanje Hompračema (1986)
Jolanda, kći Crnog Gusara (1986)
Rad – Biblioteka Zmaj
Kraljica Kariba
Globus
Sandokan (1977)
Bookland
Breg svetlosti (1999)
Faraonova osveta (2000)
Divlji klanac (2002)
Odsjaj – Biblioteka nezaboravnih avantura
knj. 1 Tigrovi sa Homprasema (Sandokan) (2006)
knj. 2 Gusari Halezije (Sandokan) (2006)
Draganić:
Breg svetlosti (1991)
Kadok
Lovci kitova (1979)
Marjan knjiga – (Hrvatska)
Kraljica Kariba (1999)
Crni gusar (1999)
hvala :)
Hompracema?
kao mladi omladinac posedovao sam knjigu tigrovi mompracema i procitao je vise puta. Mozda je to neko drugo izdanje u pitanju.
Quote from: "Usul"Hompracema?
kao mladi omladinac posedovao sam knjigu tigrovi mompracema i procitao je vise puta. Mozda je to neko drugo izdanje u pitanju.
I ja se sećam da je Mompračem...
Ovo mora da su neka Otokar Keršovani "spelling beats izgovor" izdanja..
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:( :cry:
Moj prvi lajfćenđing pisac...
Voleo sam ga kao lud ko klinac. Crni Gusar... Kakva knjiga....
Ja sam pročitao bar 5-6 njegovih knjiga kao klinac.
Ja sam, kao klinac, progutao Crnog Gusara i Kraljicu Kariba. I bile su mi to neke od omiljenih knjiga. Gotovo uklet glavni junak, poludeo od osvete, svoju ljubav prepusti talasima, a onda krene da je traži, sada poludeo zbog onog što je učinio. Pljuvali su Salgarija zbog stila, ali čovek je imao bogovske priče. Neke scene iz ta dva romana još su mi veoma žive. Ono provlačenje kroz džunglu, napad na Marakaibo, poseta ostrvu Tortuga, naročito prvo i poslednje poglavlje Crnog gusara...