The Rebel in the Bud

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“You have arrived at the place
Where you shall encounter your soul,
Where you shall commune with it
For the first time,
Without regret.
You have been tormented enough by imposed guilt,
By the absurdities and prejudices
Of the so-called human civilization.”
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After 35 years of writing, the novel The Rebel in the Bud by the author Sebastian Salinger has been completed. It is a multidimensional trailer, drawn from the context of the ordinary life of an Earthling at 45 degrees latitude.

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The novel opens with a prologue on the ontology of sorrow, then descends into matter with Part One. Both are published here in full.

Prologue — The Ontology of Sorrow
Part One — Genesis

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About Sebastian Salinger  ·  About the book

In the press

  • ZA mediaZaječar · 26 November 2025

    Promocija knjige “Lovac u pupoljcima” 26. novembra u Pozorišnom muzeju

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  • N2Čačak · 12 December 2025

    Dragan Vojvodić predstavio roman „Lovac u pupoljcima” pred čačanskom publikom

All appearances

In a world of noise, find the silence.

Adventure is not just about the mountains you climb, but the depths you are willing to sink into within yourself.

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Sebastian Salinger, author of the novel The Rebel in the Bud