Century 21 Friendship shown that behind the well-known

shown that behind the well-known wars and political revolutions of the period numerous secret organizations vied for supremacy through the control of books

" and rivaling "The 120 Days of Sodom" in its challenge to our assumptions as to what is acceptable (or not) in literature

"Since all literature is susceptible to parody

and the reader becomes genuinely fond of these two Don Quixotes of Ideas

Century 21 Friendship shown that behind the well-knownby Ewa Kuryluk Publication Date: 12 01 1992 ISBN: 9781564780188 "Century 21," a time machine in literary form, ignores the unity of time, space, and character. This tragicomical idyll of the future past mixes ancient and modern genres: Platonic dialogue and nineteenth century romance, reportage and science fiction. At the book's core are two sisters, Ann Kar, a writer and survivor, and Carol, a suicidal artist. Considering herself a lunatic, Carol