Ozivljavajuci nam porodicu Njegovan, u istorijskim sunovratima i znacajnim dogadjajima od antickih vremena, preko Sulejmana Velicanstvenog, do Drugog svetskog rata, Pekic nas kroz ovaj roman vodi do krajnje mitske metafore, plovidbe Argonauta na Istok, po zlatno runo Zivota.
Borislav Pekić was a Serbian/Montenegrin political activist and writer. He was born in 1930, to a prominent family in Montenegro, at that time part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From 1945 until his immigration to London in 1971, he lived in Belgrade. A staunch anti-communist throughout his life, he was the founding member of the Democratic Party during the post-Tito era and is considered one of the greats of 20th century literature.