Čuvar prelaza

by Dejan Stojiljković

Dobitnik Andrićeve nagrade

Autor bestselera Konstantinovo raskršće i Duge noći i crne zastave

Presek pripovedačkog opusa jednog od najčitanijih domaćih pisaca

U ovu knjigu su uvrštene odabrane pripovetke iz Stojiljkovićevih popularnih zbirki Leva strana druma, Kišni psi i Neonski bluz. Pored njih, svoje mesto je među koricama našlo i sedam priča zastupljenih u raznim antologijama, kako domaćim tako i inostranim. Pisane od 2002. godine do danas, ove priče su tematski i žanrovski različite, odvode čitaoce u razne istorijske periode i govore o tome kako su pisci, u suštini, veoma radoznala bića.

Ukleti svetionik u Boki Kotorskoj čiju tajnu zna samo Nemanja Lukić.
Londonski dani Borislava Pekića.
Jezero koje se hrani ljudskim dušama.
Srbija u distopijskoj budućnosti gde ljudima ne treba Bog jer imaju predsednika republike.
Duh mrtve devojčice koji progoni svog ubicu.
Kako je planetarno popularni pevač sprečio izbijanje trećeg svetskog rata na Kosovu.
Životopis najpoznatijeg psa srpske književnosti.
Crna ovca u drevnoj porodici vampira.
Kako su braća Galager sazidala svoj Čudesni zid.
Poslednje detinjstvo u Jugoslaviji.

„Srpski književni Tarantino.“
– Prof. dr Igor Perišić

328 pages, Paperback

Published November 26, 2025

About the author

Dejan Stojiljković was born and raised in Nis, Serbia, a small town that is best known as the birthplace of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.

Perhaps using that historical backdrop as an inspiration in his own works, Stojiljković is one of the most popular and widely-read authors in Serbia. His The Omen of Angels was hugely successful in 2013, a riveting biographical novel about Constantine. That was just the latest in a long line of releases which won prestigious literary awards and critical accolades all over Europe.

One of those earlier novels, Constantine’s Crossing, was originally released in Serbia in 2009, and has now been translated to English for the first time. Published by Blooming Twig Books, it was nominated for two international book awards: Balkania and IMPAK Dublin. Again using his hometown as the setting, this time at the height of World War II, Constantine’s Crossing focuses less on blood and death, and more on individual responsibility during war and what causes evil in man. The words flow easily and somehow takes the reader to a dark, dreary, war-torn town, yet makes the reader want to stay.

In addition to his traditional novels, Stojiljković has also written several comic scripts and a collection of essays on comics. His writing style spills from fantasy to horror and everywhere in between, delighting readers in English, Russian, Macedonian, Greek, and his native Serbian.