na, svedoče da je svaki dan šetao do centra grada da kupi novine i popi- je kafu na trgu, da je imao beskrajno strpljenje da sluša pijačne prodavce i ribare. Hodao bi sve do manastira Savina, ali i lutao plažama skuplja- jući ono što je more izbacilo da bi od toga pravio skuplture poznate kao Andrićeve grančice. Voleo je Lušti- cu i njene delicije. Sa slikarem Vojom Stanićem, sa kojim se često družio, barkom bi išao na Rose, popio ma- lo vina, pojeo pršuta i sira, ali i bro- det, te rižoto od sipe… Stanić je čak jednom prilikom uspeo da nagovori večno elegantnog Andrića da obuče farmerke, objašnjavajući da je pisac sa sobom uvek na „vi“.
VIPs, but also those whose names we’ve forgotten. Accord- ing to the testimony of those who recall Andrić’s days in Herceg Novi, he would walk to the city centre every day to buy newspapers and drink coffee on the square, he was infinitely patient in listening to market traders and fishermen. He would walk all the way to Savina Monas- tery, but would also wander the beaches collecting items washed up by the sea to make the sculptures that are known as Andrić’s twigs. He loved Luštica and its deli- cacies. Together with painter Voja Stanić, with whom he often hung out, he would head by boat to Rose, drink some wine, eat pršut ham and cheese, but also brode- to stew and cuttlefish risotto… Stanić once even man- aged to persuade the eternally elegant Andrić to wear jeans, with the explanation that a writer always speaks with you formally. And the house of this writer in Topla, which we toured, recounts stories of the years that he himself described as being his happiest. They arrived in Herceg Novi at the recommendation of Swedish doctors who’d told Andrić in Stockholm that, for his Milica’s arthritis, “there is no better cure than the warm waters of Igalo”. He heed- ed their advice. The house was built in 1963 according to the design project of Belgrade painter and architect Vojislav Đokić, who wanted to create a luxurious home for the Nobel laureate, but Andrić’s modesty prevailed. The ground floor and staircase leading to the first floor are adorned with photographs from their life in Herceg Novi, including shots taken on the balcony and in the house’s garden, while on the first floor are photographs from the Nobel Prize award ceremony and the period of the writer’s diplomatic service. The walls are filled with quotes from Signs by the Roadside, a replica Nobel Prize is on display and there’s a Venetian style mirror and con- sole table, representing the only items of furniture pre- served from the time of Andrić’s residence. The house is surrounded by a garden that was most- ly cared for by Milica, while the pedantic Andrić noted that it contained 51 species of plants. They both loved that garden and their vegetable patch with 12 kinds of vegetables. They grew citrus fruits, figs, herbs and or-
A ta piščeva kuća na Toploj koju obilazimo priča priče o godinama koje su za njega, kako je sam govo- rio, bile najsrećnije. U Herceg Novi su stigli po prepo-
ruci švedskih lekara, koji su Andriću u Stokholmu rekli da za artritis njego- ve Milice „nema boljeg le- ka od tople vode Igala“. Po- slušao ih je. Kuća je 1963. sagrađena prema projektu beogradskog slikara i arhi- tekte Vojislava Đokića, ko- ji je želeo raskošan dom za nobelovca, ali je prevagnu- la Andrićeva skromnost. U prizemlju i na stepeništu koje vodi na prvi sprat izlo- žene su fotografije iz živo- ta u Herceg Novom, snimci načinjeni na terasi i u bašti kuće, a na spratu fotografi-
je sa svečane dodele Nobelove nagrade i iz diplomat- ske službe pisca. Zidovi su puni citata iz Znakova po- red puta , izložena je replika Nobelove nagrade, a tu su venecijansko stilsko ogledalo i konzola, jedini sačuva- ni komadi nameštaja iz vremena Andrićevog boravka. Kuća je okružena vrtom, o kojem se najviše sta-
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