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Besnilo

Borislav Pekić

A rabies outbreak at Heathrow traps travelers and staff in a lethal quarantine as fear turns people against each other.

First published 2002 · Besnilo – Atlantida – 1999

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At London’s Heathrow Airport, a hidden infection begins spreading through travelers and staff, turning an ordinary transit hub into a sealed crisis zone. As authorities try to contain the outbreak, the situation becomes a struggle against both disease and panic.

The narrative follows many interconnected characters across the airport, including doctors, passengers, officials, spies, and other stranded figures. Their individual stories overlap through investigations, rumors, rivalries, and shifting loyalties as the quarantine tightens.

As the crisis escalates, the novel broadens from outbreak thriller into a larger confrontation with fear, violence, and the darkest parts of human nature. The airport becomes a compressed world where survival, ethics, and collective breakdown are tested under extreme pressure.

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Authors
Borislav Pekić
First published
2002
Genres
Horror, Classics, Serbian Literature, Science Fiction, Thriller, Dystopia, Contemporary, Fantasy
ISBN-13
9788675600046

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