Andrej Nikolaidis je uznáván jako jeden z nejvlivnějších intelektuálů mladší generace v regionu, známý svým antiválečným aktivismem a prosazováním práv menšin. Jeho tvorba se často zabývá svobodou slova, kterou považuje za základní kámen veškeré svobody. Nikolaidis se nebojí otevřeně hájit oběti policejního mučení a svými názory provokuje diskuzi. Prostřednictvím svých textů a veřejných vystoupení zkoumá komplexní témata a nabízí nekompromisní pohled na společenské a politické otázky.
A compelling trilogy of short thrillers which centre around the ancient Mediterranean port of Ulcinj: site of treachery and mystery over the centuries, mixed in with Communist plots and secret service killings.
In a small town on the Adriatic coast, a local detective is content to sacrifice truth for the sake of telling his clients the stories they want to hear. At first, The Coming reads as a traditional detective novel, but suddenly changes form with the advent of snow in midsummer. When the town library burns down under mysterious circumstances, the detective s long-lost son begins to get involved in the investigations from afar. He takes the reader on excursions into history and recounts the life of Fra Dolcino, a medieval heretic who announced the return of the Messiah and also illuminates the life and work of Sabbatai Zevi, a Renaissance cabalist, who maintained that he himself was the Messiah. We learn that Sabbatai Zevi died in Ulcinj and left behind a manuscript, The Book of Return, which remains hidden. The unsolved mysteries of both past and present, as well as environmental anomalies, serve to create the sense of an impending apocalypse, giving way in the final chapter to a post-apocalyptic reality.
The Son follows one night in the life of a hero with no name, a writer whose
life is falling apart. Stepping into the warm, Mediterranean night, in the
southern Mediterranean city of Ulcinj, he encounters fanatics, thieves and
prostitutes and learns the secret of his father's one obsession.
One man's search for his true identity through an investigation of his
parent's past which leads him to discover truths about the former Yugoslav
secret services. Through his own unique and now recognizable style, Nikolaidis
takes us into a world of criminal intrigue and a dissection of our humble
human existence. Powerful, rich in philosophy.