Priča započeta romanom U potpalublju se nastavlja...
Pristigli smo u ovaj svet u koji se tako bolno ne uklapamo, beskrajno egzotičan već zbog toga što u njemu niko ne gine u panonskom blatu, dalmatinskom kršu ili po šumama Bosne i Hercegovine. Što se niko, doživotno osakaćen, jedinom preostalom rukom ne veša za cev u kupatilu. Što niko ne overdozira od baznog heroina uzetog na ler. I što se niko, baš niko, ne skida s njega u mraku iznajmljene sobe.
U trećoj knjizi ciklusa Cloaca Maxima Vladimir Arsenijević izmešta svoje junake iz beogradskog ratnog ludila na izmišljeno grčko ostrvo Omfalos. Tu pripovedač nalazi tako neophodan mir za sebe i Helenu, a Anđela idealno mesto za prevazilaženje apstinencijalne krize. Iz Omfalosa put ih dalje vodi u Atinu, gde u društvo anarhista i aktivista ponovo žive zaboravljenu slobodu.
Ipak, bežeći van granice, oni se kreću ka onoj neminovnoj. Ka granici sopstva.
„Pripovest ispisana rukom veštog, darovitog i iskusnog pripovedača.“ Filip David
„Pun sunca i toplote, treći roman Vladimira Arsenijevića u predviđenoj tetralogiji vodi kroz svetlost i sreću, preko dodira dečje kože, ka najdubljem ponoru.“ Svetlana Slapšak
„Neljudski režim u kojem su se našli junaci romana potpomogao je njihovo fizičko, moralno i duhovno rasulo. Sve je u ovoj povesti na ivici bezumlja, kao da se u Srbiji toga časa ponovo pojavio Lav Nikolajevič Miškin.“ Bora Ćosić
„Koktel strasti, nježnosti, ljubavi i očaja. Knjiga o ljudima, o nama, koji smo nekad bili ljudi.“ Vedrana Rudan
An awarded and internationally acclaimed writer and prolific cultural worker and activist. He won the 1994 NIN-award thus becoming the youngest recipient to win this prestigious prize (novel: In the Hold). This was the very first debut book ever to be awarded with this significant prize. The anti-war book was soon translated into 20 languages and placed Arsenijevic almost instantly among the most translated Balkan writers ever. Since then, Arsenijevic continued to publish novels, short story and essays collections and even graphic novels at a steady pace. As of 2021, he published 11 books of prose and established himself also as a well known columnist and literary editor. In 2000 he formed and developed the RENDE publishing house, and worked in it as editor in chief from its foundation until 2007 while in the period between 2007 and 2009, he developed a Belgrade subsection of a distinguished Croatian publishing house VBZ. Since 2009 he is a president and creative director of thewell known literary association KROKODIL based in Belgrade and most famous for its' dynamic and popular festival KROKODIL (www.krokodil.rs). He lives and works in Belgrade, Serbia.