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In his author's note, Pekić explains his ambition: "My ambitions pertained to an artistic analysis of our dehumanized, industrialized civilization, which in many aspects... did not seem human to me. That is why in this book, the longing for Atlantis is real. Perhaps Atlantis is real too...". The idea for the novel was born not from a theoretical impulse alone but from a dream. He had initially written an essay about the myth of Atlantis, but only after a particular dream did he feel compelled to write a full novel on the subject. borislav pekic atlantidapdf
The surface plot follows a contemporary historian obsessed with proving the existence of Atlantis. However, this is a trap. The novel quickly spirals into a multi-layered narrative that includes: : Useful for scholars of Serbian literature, but
Published in 1988, Atlantida earned Pekić the prestigious Goran Award. The novel is not standard science fiction; rather, it is a deeply philosophical "basna" (fable) or classical dystopia that uses genre tropes to dissect human nature, totalitarianism, and the cyclical nature of civilization. The Core Premise did not seem human to me