In Search of the Grail [Paperback]

In Search of the Grailcontinues 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.'Some books grow old with years, some are rejuvenated, some remain the same. But extremely rare are those that manage to force reality to change and adapt to what is written in them. Some twenty years agoThe Cyclist Conspiracyseemed like postmodern brick-a-brack. Today, it is a historical record that becomes more and more true with every new day. '???His inventiveness is a strength, indeed a talent.???Reads like a mashup of William S. Burroughs and Thomas Pynchon, but without the drugs.