We move through corridors of high-tech certainty, our identities shaped by the invisible hands of anthropotechnics [2]. Like the characters in Pekić’s narrative, we are caught in a cycle of metaphysical skepticism where the truth is as fluid as the ocean that supposedly claimed our ancestors [1]. We trade our "human" complexities for the safety of the system, becoming well-tended specimens in a garden that has forgotten the meaning of wild growth.
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Atlantida has sparked a renewed interest in across the former Yugoslav states. Workshops in Belgrade, Zagreb, and Sarajevo now include modules on “mythic realism,” a term that Pečić inadvertently coined in an interview. Borislav Pekic Atlantida.pdf
Pekić’s taste for paradox shows up in the political life of Atlantida: committees form to preserve the past and simultaneously to rewrite it. There is a Ministry of Maps that publishes atlases whose coastlines recede or advance depending on the current economic forecast. A festival is held annually to commemorate the island’s submergence — people dress in evening wear and dance in ankle-deep water as if rehearsing disappearance. When a delegation from the mainland arrives, demanding proof of sovereignty, a chorus of schoolchildren sings the island’s boundaries into being and the borders flicker, obedient to song.
Sharp, cold, and descriptive passages mapping out the mechanical rigidity of the new world order. We move through corridors of high-tech certainty, our
Atlantis is not a conventional science fiction story; it is an intricate epic that blends elements of the political thriller, philosophical essay, and apocalyptic myth.
For those interested in exploring more of Borislav Pekic's works, several of his novels and essays are available in digital format. His historical studies offer valuable insights into the context that shaped his literary creations. Additionally, readers may find it beneficial to explore works by other authors who have been influenced by Pekic's writing or who share similar themes and motifs. The primary rights holders are major Balkan publishers
Scholar Bojan Žikić's 2022 paper explicitly links Atlantida with Battlestar Galactica , noting that both works suggest that human society reflects human nature. The robots, ironically, emulate human patterns of othering and conflict.