Bojan Colak

This paper analyses the unfinished novel Pevci (Singers), written by Borisav Stanković, one of the most important Serbian writers of the XX century. Following a short review of the former approaches to this work and a critical reassessment of the novel’s editors’ proceedings, the article offers a semantic analysis of the text. The hero’s attitude towards the norms of patriarchal culture, i.e. the difficulties in establishing a masculine identity, is emphasized as a dominant trait of this novel. Related to this is the protagonist’s feeling of shame and a need for self-annihilation. The paper also discusses poetic similarities with other works of the same author, particularly the novel Gazda Mladen (Master Mladen) and the short story “Oni” (“Them”).У раду се анализира недовршени роман Певци Борисава Станковића, једног од најзначајнијих српских прозаиста ХХ века. Након кратког осврта на досадашње приступе овоме делу и критичког преиспитивања поступака приређивача романа, пружа се семан...