Radno čitanje: Razgovor s Robertom Međurečanom o "Tako neka bude"

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If your answer is often, this encounter will intrigue you. Robert Međurečan speaks in an interesting way about modernity through the prism of a historical story in his novel So Be It. The action takes place in Judea at the beginning of the 1st century AD. The Roman government guards the conquered territories by force and grace, the Sicarii and Zealots obstruct, attack, rebel the people and incite them against the governor and domestic traitors. When there is a lot of poverty, no government is good. The wretched need to be offered comfort beyond the world of dry crusts of bread and desert dust. Many speakers compete for followers. The main character, the disappointed revolutionary Eleazar, a zealous convert, is a paid bounty hunter for potential enemies of the system. One blue-eyed barefoot man, he will wipe the sand from his eyes… Robert Međurečan (Zagreb, 1969) entered the literary public with his novel I Sell Medals, First Owner (2008, Konzor). This anti-war manifesto earned nominations in all book of the year competitions. The second novel When the Lambs Fall Silent in Zdihovo (2011, Konzor/Jesenski and Turk) continues the literary fight against deviations from the recent past. A Cage for a Clay Pigeon (2019, Sandorf) is a kind of conclusion to the trilogy, a novel that finally tries to bury the skeletons in the closets from the recent dark past. The same day, at 6 p.m., a workshop "Forge Your Own Money" will be held, where…