Absolution

<p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It's Carnival time 2012 and the Slovenian city of Maribor is European Capital of Culture. In an attempt to maximize profit local politicians and showman peddle every possible art form. Amidst the hype dramatist Adam Bely and journalist Rosa Portero pursue a secret mission: to track down and overthrow the sinister 'octopus' of thirteen selected persons that control the city. On the way they encounter a variety of important citizens all entangled in a web of corruption and lies. In the tradition of Bulgakov Gogol and Kafka this is a debut novel filled with striking personae haunting images and a grotesque plot. It proves in the end to be a journey into the heart of a European darkness.</strong></p><p></p>