Herceg Novi » Herceg Novi 43 na, svedoče da je svaki dan šetao do centra grada da kupi novine i popije kafu na trgu, da je imao beskrajno strpljenje da sluša pijačne prodavce i ribare. Hodao bi sve do manastira Savina, ali i lutao plažama skupljajući ono što je more izbacilo da bi od toga pravio skuplture poznate kao Andrićeve grančice. Voleo je Lušticu i njene delicije. Sa slikaremVojom Stanićem, sa kojim se često družio, barkom bi išao na Rose, popio malo vina, pojeo pršuta i sira, ali i brodet, te rižoto od sipe… Stanić je čak jednomprilikomuspeo da nagovori večno elegantnog Andrića da obuče farmerke, objašnjavajući da je pisac sa sobom uvek na „vi“. A ta piščeva kuća na Toploj koju obilazimo priča priče o godinama koje su za njega, kako je sam govorio, bile najsrećnije. UHerceg Novi su stigli po preporuci švedskih lekara, koji su Andriću u Stokholmu rekli da za artritis njegove Milice „nema boljeg leka od tople vode Igala“. Poslušao ih je. Kuća je 1963. sagrađena prema projektu beogradskog slikara i arhitekteVojislavaĐokića, koji je želeo raskošan domza nobelovca, ali je prevagnulaAndrićeva skromnost. U prizemlju i na stepeništu kojevodi naprvi sprat izložene su fotografije iz životauHercegNovom, snimci načinjeni na terasi i ubašti kuće, ana spratu fotografije sa svečane dodele Nobelove nagrade i iz diplomatske službe pisca. Zidovi su puni citata iz Znakova pored puta, izložena je replikaNobelove nagrade, a tu su venecijansko stilsko ogledalo i konzola, jedini sačuvani komadi nameštaja iz vremenaAndrićevog boravka. Kuća je okružena vrtom, o kojem se najviše staVIPs,butalsothosewhosenameswe’veforgotten.According to the testimony of thosewho 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 tomarket traders and fishermen. He would walk all the way to SavinaMonastery, butwould alsowander 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 delicacies. Togetherwithpainter Voja Stanić, withwhomhe often hung out, he would head by boat to Rose, drink some wine, eat pršut ham and cheese, but also brodeto stew and cuttlefish risotto… Stanić once even managed to persuade the eternally elegant Andrić to wear jeans, with the explanation that a writer always speaks with you formally. Andthehouseof thiswriter inTopla,whichwetoured, recounts stories of the years that he himself described as being his happiest.They arrived inHercegNovi 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 heeded 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 fromtheNobel Prize award ceremony and the period of the writer’s diplomatic service. The walls are filled with quotes fromSigns by theRoadside, a replicaNobel Prize is ondisplay and there’s aVenetian stylemirror and console table, representing the only items of furniture preserved from the time of Andrić’s residence. The house is surroundedby a garden thatwasmostly 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-
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