On the Trail of the Grail

"Originally published in Croatian by Akvarijus as Na Gralovom Tragu in 1990."

About the author

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.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.

Summary

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.

Additional text

“His inventiveness is a strength, indeed a talent.”

Product details

• Authors: Svetislav Basara, Svetislav/ Major Basara
• Assisted by: Randall A. Major (Translation)
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781943150199
• ISBN: 978-1-943150-19-9
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Serbian Literature; SER Serbian Literature Series; Serbian Literature; SER Serbian Literature Series
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature