"PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF": SALVATION THROUGH ART IN HOMEL'S THE SPEAKING CURE
"PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF": SALVATION THROUGH ART IN HOMEL'S THE SPEAKING CURE

Summary/Abstract: The paper will explore various forms of art perceived by the narrator of Homel's novel The Speaking Cure. The setting of the novel is Belgrade in the turbulent 90s where seemingly there was no room for art. However, an acute observer, a Canadian experiencing the times from a more objective point of view, discovers a whole range of artistic forms, from surrogate to fine art, in different layers of the society. The paper will focus on them as the means of self-expression, survival and salvation following the main protagonist, a psychologist who resorts to literature in an attempt to deal with the reality.

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