Praise for Zoroaster's Children "Poet and travel writer Kociejowski journeys widely and writes to 'describe the world' and make deeper inquiries into human nature . Highly recommended for its poetic presentation of experiences in different locations, this account is inspired by the past and a plethora of emotions." -- Library Journal , Starred Review "[Kociejowski is] one of the most evocative travel writers to emerge in the last decade . He may well be peerless . All the essays feature a laser-like focus on individuals and a relative indifference to their surroundings . In city after city--Prague, Moscow, Toronto--Kociejowski does the same thing: encounters people, pays extraordinary attention to them, and captures them indelibly." -- Maclean's "Travel for Kociejowski is a metaphor for life - movement toward an uncertain and possibly non-existent destination, without a map or compass. " --Patrick Kurp, Anecdotal Evidence Praise for Marius Kociejowski "Kociejowski draws on all the aspects of his life in these engaging, idiosyncratic personal essays .

[that] proffer the reader equal measures of autobiography, insight and quirky charm." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Here the charm is deep, the splendour unlaboured; the colours of history, reckoned afresh, saturate singular people, in whom passion is lucid again.here is one who collects his extraordinary resources, and strides." --Christopher Middleton "It is a testament to the power of this superb book that I felt not despondency, but . elation." --Adam Thorpe, The Times Literary Supplement "Treasures are revealed . with a formidable erudition, and at their best they gleam with an enameled splendour." --Ken Babstock, The Globe and Mail "Kociejowski writes beautifully .

unusual, poetic, and thought-provoking." -- Library Journal.