ATOMZoran Zivkovic: Compartments
Compartments
Zoran Živković
translated by Alice Copple-Tošić
On a strange train journey, in a series of six compartments, a traveler experiences unpredictable encounters, culminating in a meeting of epiphanic power. Through a narrative of dreamlike sharpness Compartments taps into the fears and absurdities, the beauties and mysteries of the unconscious mind, to achieve a consummation both moving and full of hope.
This volume also contains the novella "The Square," an uplifting meditation on the restorative power of Art and "The Teashop," a superb new novelette about storytelling and the miraculous weavings of Fate, as well as two short stories, "The Telephone" and "First Photograph."
Reviews
...our hero travels through a surreal and allegorical sequence of compartments in much the same way as a mediaeval alchemist travels through the sequence of transformations that lead him to the Philosopher's Stone. Once again, Živković has produced a thoughtprovoking story, and the fine translation by Alice Copple-Tosic gives no clue that the piece was not written by a native English speaker.—Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
"Though it is too soon to crown [Zoran Živković] the new Borges, [he is] a leading candidate."—The New York Times Book Review, USA
"Once again the author has shown his control and mastery over his spare prose, a style entirely appropriate to the quietude of his subject and themes, where silence is as much an element as melody."—Sfsite.com, USA
"Živković is, as ever, polished, and frighteningly intelligent; book-lovers will recognize intimately the frissons and frustrations he evokes."—Nicholas Gevers, Locus, USA
"Živković's unnerving gems cast the rest... into the shade."—Washington Post, USA
Details:
- 170 pages
- Trade paperback 5" x 8" (127mm x 203mm)
- ISBN 978-4-902075-35-9
- Kurodahan Press Book No. FG-RS0006-L31
- List Price: U$10.00
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