Kalki

There are many ways to put an end to the throes of this crazy world of ours. The most preposterous ones I enjoy most. And in this my taste seems to coincide with Gore Vidal’s perfectly… I have been asked to give my version of what happened. I have also been required to avoid the historian’s best and......more

I write this review on a cordless laptop at my girlfriend’s cabin the Highlands, the rain lashing against my cheek (I’m half indoors half out), the wind howling against my thigh (my other thigh is howl-proof). I lie. I write this in a cosy bed on a cordless laptop, the only danger being a rampaging......more

My Post-Apocalyptic Book Club selection for January. I'd never read anything by Gore Vidal, so was interested to explore this. "Kalki" is a tale told by Teddy Ottinger, a celebrity aviatrix who idolizes Amelia Earhart, is overweeningly proud of being the best female pilot in the world, and has become......more

[URL not allowed] Според индуизма, преди много време е имало върховен бог, наречен Праджапати. Той има три страни. Брама - създателят, Вишну - закрилникът и Шива, унищожителят. Когато Вишну е легнал върху водите, от които са дошли всички хора, от пъпа му израснал лотос. От този......more

Krenuh iznova da čitam Kalki Gora Vidala sa ciljem da roman završim 3. aprila, ali, kao i za većinu stvari u poslednje vreme, promaših rok. Pošast pohara svet, i eto... Kalki je jedna od knjiga objavljena u ediciji Džepna knjiga izdavačkog preduzeća August Cesarec iz Zagreba negde baš u vreme kada s......more