About the Author

Zivkovic is one of the most translated contemporary Serbian writers. By the end of 2016 there were 86 foreign editions of his books of fiction, published in 23 countries, in 20 languages. He has won several literary awards for his fiction. In 1994 his novel The Fourth Circle won the Milos Crnjanski award. In 2003, Zivkovic's mosaic novel The Library won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella. In 2007 his novel The Bridge won the Isidora Sekulic award. In 2007 Zivkovic received the Stefan Mitrov Ljubisa award for his life achievement in literature, and in 2014 and 2015 received three awards for his contribution to the literature of fantastika: Art-Anima, Stanislav Lem and The Golden Dragon.

Reviews

It begins with him being called to a writer's apartment by her desperate literary agent, who fears the worst. At the writer's apartment they find the door locked--from the inside--but no one answering. Lukic inexplicably finds no trace of the author--a classic locked-door mystery. ... Appearances--and their absence (such the pseudonymous missing author)--are nicely constantly deceiving here, making for an enjoyable enough read.--Michael Orthofer, The Complete ReviewOnce again Zivkovic's bookish world is fantastic. But then books can endow their characters with immortality, so maybe it's not as fantastic as all that. Like the first book in the trilogy, this book can stand on its own, but it is inextricably connected to the first, and some of the philosophical fun will only be apparent to those who've read both.--David Cozy, Only A Blockhead