Komparativna analiza romana Hotel Zagorje Ivane Bodrožić i Zaustavljeno vrijeme Elene Daniele Poretti: Život pod granatama – put bez povratka
A Comparative Analysis of the Novel Hotel Zagorje by Ivana Bodrožić and Zaustavljeno vrijeme by Elena Daniela Poretti: Life under the shelling – the path of no return

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a concise comparative analysis of the novel Hotel Zagorje by Ivana Bodrožić and Zaustavljeno vrijeme by Elena Daniela Poretti, with the war-related experiences in regards to Croatian Homeland War and the Siege of Sarajevo being at its core and discussed through the following four thematic units: life in exile, maturation, waiting as a source of frustration and inability to fulfill genuine yearnings and an encounter with death. Furthermore, the novels share the idea that a war is a traumatic experience regardless of age, that the pain caused by losing a loved one never disappears, but only eases up over time, and that a war has a paradoxical effect given its power to both separate and unite. Although the wounds of war never go away completely, they are a living reminder of how we ought to become more aware of one other as well as of our very own transience if we strive for creating a better present whilst simultaneously paving the way to a brighter future.

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