| In Search of the Grail Contributor(s): Basara, Svetislav (Author), Major, Randall A. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1943150192 ISBN-13: 9781943150199 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 891.823 |
| LCCN: 2017005017 |
| Series: Serbian Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Search of the Grail continues Svetislav Basara's "Cyclist Conspiracy," a fantastical exploration of civilizational decline told through an array of strange and esoteric documents. Readers are introduced to a secret history of the twentieth century, shown that behind the well-known wars and political revolutions of the period numerous secret organizations vied for supremacy through the control of books, knowledge, and dreams. With appearances by Sigmund Freud, Salvador Dali, the Marquis de Sade, Karl Marx, and Josef Stalin, among many others, Basara's novel presents a singularly playful, imaginative portrait of modernity and of the human condition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Basara, Svetislav: - Born in 1953, Svetislav Basara is a major figure in Serbian and Eastern European literature. The author of more than twenty novels, essay and short story collections, he is also the winner of numerous awards and honors, including the NIN Prize in 2008. Between 2001 and 2005 Basara served as Serbia and Montenegro's ambassador to Cyprus.Major, Randall A.: - Randall A. Major is a linguist and translator. He teaches in the English department at the University of Novi Sad, and is one of the editors and translators of the Serbian Prose in Translation series produced by Geopoetika Publishing in Belgrade. |
