Erotopolis: The Flames of Hunger and Love

by Dea Josifovski

Recommended by the publisher (Explicit confrontation with the era of madness)
Not being a devotee of erotic literature, I approached the task of reading the manuscript of the novel Erotopolis with a healthy dose of skepticism. The average reader is aware that “explicit” literature frequently suffers from a lack of literary quality, healthy ideas, good story and viable dynamics. The “erotic writers” often mask the mentioned flaws with shocking descriptions of sexual acts. Having read the first few sentences of the novel I was ready to subscribe to the notion that this work is no different:
- Why did you dress me in ribbons, we are going to get married, right? – I asked.
He just said:
- I want to get married with a hard-on!
That made perfect sense to me and we got married.

However, as I read on I was steadily confronted with:
- skillful storytelling – clarity of language – skill and eloquence… and above all literacy, and literacy is something not many popular novelists can boast about… This text reads like a scenario for a good, modern and fast-paced movie. It is widely believed in the world of literature and publishing that an autobiographic novel is the beginning of the end for the author. Strange as it may appear, it never occurred to me to investigate whether there are autobiographic elements in Dea’s novel Erotopolis. Her story is alive and she undoubtedly possesses the most important skill of them all – the ability to draw the reader into the story… I often found myself confused: - Are the “sex scenes” in this book a bit sarcastic? But then again, because it is accepted that eroticism is similar to philosophy, I gave up the attempt to think about the motives behind the author’s decision to put this rather unhappy and socially tragic story within the framework of eroticism… So, without further ado, I warmly recommend Dea Josifovski and her novel Erotopolis. If you like modern literature, you cannot go wrong with this book. Also, If you like erotic literature this book is money well spent.

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 20, 2013

About the author

Born during the age of 'socialism with a human face' in the former Yugoslavia, she graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade. Haunted by the modern phobia of the new world order - escapism - she has lived in various countries where she has developed her writing skills. These days she strives to be appreciated and recognized as an author. She has worked as a journalist, war correspondent, columnist, translator and writer. She lives in Slovenia. Her spiritual family hails from the heritage of the former Yugoslavia.