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Diaries and Pyjamas

by Ivo Siromahov

The book that I choose is a Bulgarian ction work composed of 15 short stories linked together in a historical timeline.The title is Diaries and Pyjamas and is written by Ivo Siromahov famous in Bulgaria for his smart and absurd style of writ

ing. The stories are written in a diary format and start 12th of September 1192 BC with Homer as journalist in a famousGreek news paper, which chief editor and owner is Zeus. In the same style of storytelling the book continues with excerptsof diaries of dierent historical people and their ctional, absurd and hilarious characteristics. Cleopatra is spoiled modelhaving sex with Europeans (Romans) and discussing her dramatic experiences with her gay hair stylist. Christopher Co

lumbus is making a reality show, survivor style; few ships, crew, participants and cameras. Shakespeare is a copywriter andthinks of inventive campaigns for travel agency, like writing a play, which is set in Verona, Italy. Amadeus and Salieri arerivals DJs. And so on, and on with Leonardo da Vinci, Brothers Grimm, Marx, Newton, Freud...The book combines surrealism and comic absurdity mixed with 21st century feel to tell a part of the world’s history.

Book cover and art: Banksy

concept 1

stick gures/ writing / diary

Driven from the diary narrative of the book this concept relies on writing and ridiculous stick-gure type drawings with accent on world’s history toset up the mood of the comic feel the movie will be all about. The absurdity of the relation between the ancient paper and contemporary items, typeand stick drawings further reveals the future content of the lm.

concept 2

ancient pictures/ vector

The second concept takes well known historical depictions of dierent eras and cultures and mixes them with elements, which don’t belong to thatparticular point in time. The characters of those ancient drawings/paintings will be placed in a modern environment to get the viewer prepared forthe upcoming world history tale of farce and absurdity .