Summary
Marko-Marija Gregorić: Under the Wizard's Cloak
Marko-Marija Gregorić's book of essays "Under the Wizard's Cloak" deals (less) with the life and (more) with the work of the English writer, philosopher, lecturer and critic John Cowper Powys (1872-1963). This distinctive author of imposing imagination provoked controversial reactions from readers during his lifetime, from complete contempt to general adoration. But today, with the passage of time, it is clear that he is one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
Gregorić's approach is characterized by a completely personal reading experience, devoid of interpretative patterns and established academic approaches to Powys' work, which Gregorić announces in the introductory text. However, it seems that this is precisely the greatest value of this collection of essays: bypassing the beaten paths, Gregorić was necessarily forced to discover completely new ones. Thus, he gave the book a large dose of freshness and lucidity, and opened the door to the hope that many new readers will find themselves under the sorcerer's cloak.
Marko Gregorić was born in 1975. He completed his studies in philosophy and religious sciences, in time to devote himself fully to translating and writing. He has been publishing translations continuously since 2001, and so far fifty books have been published in his translation. He translates from French and, if necessary, from other languages as well. He writes mostly essays and poetry. In 2013, he published a book of essays published by Sandorf, Words under the Nose/Reviews on the Metaphysical Meaning of Translation. He also published translations, poems and short texts in various magazines and portals (Vijenac, Čemu, Tema, 15 dana, Arteist). Physically, it habitually moves in the north-south direction, metaphysically in the west-east direction.
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