About the book: 2020 / The novel by a modern Serbian writer about the First World War is a convincing picture of the collapse of the great hope for a happy future for Europe and the world, conveyed through a kaleidoscope of human destinies. Shopkeepers and courtesans, owners of famous Parisian cafes and their visitors, revolutionaries, military leaders, crowned heads - all were involved in events that determined the history of the 20th century.