In memoriam: Slobodan Schneider (1948-2026)

31.August 2026 V. Crnjanski Spasojevic

He asked literature to change the world

Slobodan Šnajder, a timeless European, Yugoslav and Croatian writer, a great connoisseur of our world and all its ideals, dreams and illusions, has passed away. His novel "Mara Leib" will soon be published in both Serbia and Croatia.

Recommendation

22.June 2026 S. Ć.

Srđan Valjarević has a new/old novel

Everything is true in the novel "People at the Table" by Srđan Valjarević. But nothing of everything written down is there anymore. It appeared now, to testify

Interview: Rene Karabash

29.April 2026. Sonja Ciric

About the daughter who wanted to be a son

"By taking a vow of virginity and dressing in men's clothing, a woman gains the freedom to bear arms, own property and make her own decisions, even though the price of this is giving up a woman's identity and the right to love. But is that real freedom - to give up yourself in order to survive?"

Interview: Miljenko Jergović, writer

26.February 2026. Ivan Milenkovic

The book thief and his memories

In language are our individual consciousnesses, in language is all my (and your!) self. We ourselves do not exist outside of language, or we exist at the level where there are viruses and bacteria. Unfortunately, I am not religious, or not to the extent that would provide me with comfort, but I could, for example, believe that language is God. So, not that the language is from God, but that it is God

About the book

05.February 2026. Vladislava Vojnović

Simple as a bean, dangerous as a bullet

Literary authorities do not know what to do with literature that does not accuse, does not grieve and does not save, that has neither clear labels nor moral lessons on a plate, that is neither left nor right

Agatha Christie's Pharmaceuticals

26.November 2025 Marija Vidic

The poison comes at the end.

Agatha Christie didn't like messy murders - the crime scenes in her books didn't involve spilled brains or bloody walls - everything was clean, white and tidy. Perfect knowledge of medicines was necessary for such scenes

Novel

05.November 2025 Ivan Milenkovic

What is reality?

Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, translation from English by Aleksandar Milajić, Booka, Belgrade 2024.

World promotion

24.September 2025 Robert Shepherd

Death and the Horsewoman

Last week, the world premiere of Dan Brown's new book The Secret of Secrets took place in Prague. This novel is also set in that city, and the "Vremena" reporter was in the right place at the right time.

Interview: Klara Vlasakova, writer

10.September 2025 Ivan Milenkovic

Change is the only certainty in our lives

Often readers tell me that the book gives them discomfort, sometimes nightmares. My goal, of course, is not to make anyone feel bad, but at the same time, I don't know the purpose of writing that just slips away and leaves no impression, no scent, no memory. In that sense, I'm glad that Cracks they arouse emotions, questions. Discomfort