THE ROOFTOP SUTRAS is a collection of strange and unusual tales set in the mythological ‘Suburbia’ of the mind, following various inhabitants as they attempt to stay awake amidst hypnotic routine of modern life.
Written into the vein of G.K. Chesterton, J.L. Borges, Franz Kafka and William Burroughs, Diatschenko has taken on a metaphysical subject in this mundane guise, and each story is a riddle within the fabric of his spell.
Regard the bizarre parables of modern life contained within — such as the man whose telephone follows him everywhere he goes, or the woman who becomes stuck in an infinite loop. Then there is the man who is summoned to court to justify his existence, and the band of gypsies who live on the rooftops of the city. Short-listed for the Northern Territory Book of The Year Award 2011.
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Levin A. Diatschenko 