The novel “The Siege of the Church of the Holy Savior” by the Serbian writer Goran Petrovich is based on real historical facts, although the writer himself does not pretend to be a historiographer and skillfully blurs the line between real and fictional events. Around 1291, a united army of Bulgarians and Cumans invades Serbia and completely destroys the Žiča monastery. Petrovich gracefully and painstakingly weaves the fabric of the narrative. Unforgettable characters emerge from insignificant details and stunning metaphors; reality and dreams are tightly intertwined.