Balkanija Novi Sad, 2017.

22 cm, 407 str.

tvrdi povez, latinica

ISBN: 9788689881066

King Radovan is the King of Kings, the Ruler of Fate, the Master of the Universe. On his shoulder he carries a golden axe and rides a steed as huge as a snowy mountain, and on his arm holds an owl with flaming eyes. So that he can see at night. In my country, only madmen talk to him. But, it came to pass that even sages began believing him real. King Radovan wears a paper crown and fool’s bells on his mantle. His arms and legs are as grass, for he lives both on land and in the sea. Nobody knows where he came from, or the name of his family, nor has anyone heard of his friends or enemies. He surges through the air like a thundercloud, and sails the waters like a ship on fire. No one remembers his battles or triumphs for he leads no hosts, indifferent to conquest. He rules in peace and grandeur, basking in his power and beauty. He is a recluse, yet his face hovers in front of every man’s eye, and his voice rings in everyone’s ear. But, where are his gardens and palaces? Where are his fair women, swift steed, white flocks, and noble hounds? Are his gates guarded by men or dragons? For, only the insane, whose sole master, king, autocrat, and protector he is, know the pathways to his realm, and which bridges to cross to the glory of his provinces, replete with splendor and music. For, our minds are bound by the seen and the heard and only insanity can free us from the shackles of knowledge and constraints of craft. Liberty means madness, and only the mad are free.