Compartments

by Zoran Zivkovic

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On a strange train journey, in a series of six compartments, a traveller experiences unpredictable encounters, culminating in a meeting of epiphanic power. Through a narrative of dreamlike sharpness Compartments taps into the fears and absurdities, the beauties and mysteries of the unconscious mind, to achieve a consummation both moving and full of hope. Includes a new essay on Compartments by British author Tamar Yellin.… (more)

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One of Zivkovic's better books. The first two tales are excellent, some of his best stuff that I've read thus far, and it's only really "The Square" story in this book that is weak and seems oddly chucked in. (

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The Apex Book of World SF by Lavie Tidhar

The Apex Book of World SF Bundle (Volumes 1-4) by Lavie Tidhar (indirect)

Impossible Stories II by Zoran Zivkovic

Postscripts Magazine, Issue 2 by Peter Crowther

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On a strange train journey, in a series of six compartments, a traveller experiences unpredictable encounters, culminating in a meeting of epiphanic power. Through a narrative of dreamlike sharpness Compartments taps into the fears and absurdities, the beauties and mysteries of the unconscious mind, to achieve a consummation both moving and full of hope. Includes a new essay on Compartments by British author Tamar Yellin.

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