Kraljev gambit / King's Gambit

Kraljev gambit Dalibora Jakusa nekonvencionalna je i originalna zbirka kratkih priča u kojima autor iznosi svoje impresije svijeta. Ova smjela kombinacija dnevničkih zapisa i eseja proizašlih iz njegova bloga nadopunjena je visoko estetiziranim fotografijama i ilustracijama, a svojom formom i melodičnošću podsjeća na poeziju u prozi. Autorov je jezik osoban, barokno raskošan i flambojantan, nimalo nalik onome klasičnih dnevničkih rukopisa. Umješno se poigrava globalnim trendovima samoaktualizacije, kreativnog i kolektivnog breakdowna te današnjom pozicijom pisca, inspirirajući se književnim autsajderima i boemskim pripadnicima beat-generacije.

King's Gambit by Dalibor Jakus is an unconventional and original collection of short stories in which the author expounds his impressions of the world. A daring combination of diary entries and essays stemming from his blog has been complemented by highly aestheticised photographs and illustrations, and its form and melody reminisce of poetry in prose. The author's language is personal, baroquely lavish and flamboyant, not in the slightest similar to classic diary manuscripts. He adeptly toys with the global trends of self-actualisation, creative and collective breakdown and the modern-day position of a writer, taking inspiration from literary outsiders and bohemian cornerstones of the Beat generation.