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Escher's Loops is the latest magisterial story suite from Zoran Zivkovic, Serbia's grand master of literary surrealism. In his most intricate and audacious marriage yet of human life and the symbolic infinite, Zivkovic dazzles writers and critics alike:
"Once again Zivkovic demonstrates the sheer power of storytelling in this complex cycle of interlocking narratives. Like one of Escher's drawings, the narrative threads lead one through a dizzying labyrinth of recurring themes, images and characters, all of which are linked with elegant mathematical precision: God and suicide, food and poison, monks, athletes, soldiers and soccer players all take their places in the circle-dance. Absurdity, surreality and humour abound; death is the ultimate destiny, yet always the next story offers infinite ways of escape."
--Tamar Yellin
"A narrative constructed as a fractal Moebius strip, which defies story conventions to incredible effect. Divided into four loops, the book explores the lives and dreams of a number of unnamed characters (described only by their jobs), with stories embedded within and intersecting with others to provide snapshots adding up to a mysterious whole. A remarkable undertaking which manages to examine the mystery and importance of memory and dreams."
--Jason Erik Lundberg