“Pavic's work offers readers alternative, non-linear ways to navigate a story. He is a direct descendant of Cervantes, Laurence Sterne and Jorge Luis Borges».
New York Times

Poisonous Mirrors brings together the best stories of the great Serbian writer Milorad Pavic, hitherto unpublished in our language: amazing narratives in which even time forks, breaks down; in which everything is the echo, the reflection or the double of something; in which there always seems to be a mystery to be solved and where reality and myth, past and future converge. Many of these tales are a fascinating example of how literature and dreams intertwine with our lives to the point of becoming indistinguishable and sometimes prophetic.

The story of the rivalry between two architects to build the tallest tower in Belgrade. The unusual meeting between a Dubrovnik priest, who has in his possession a copy of all the keys to the houses in the city, and a witch. An antique collector who discovers a strange desk capable of killing anyone who executes a series of movements in a certain order… Poisonous Mirrors is a wonder of imagination and inventiveness in which Serbian folklore and history coexist with meta-literature and metafiction, and in which everything is a terribly serious game. A feast that works as a sampler of Pavic's narrative universe, of his recurring themes and obsessions, of his unmistakable style and his sense of humor, tragedy, beauty and wonder.