The Encyclopedia of the Dead
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The Encyclopedia of the Dead is a collection of nine stories by Yugoslav author Danilo Kiš. Combining history and fiction in what critics have seen as a postmodern fashion, the stories have helped cem
First edition (Serbian)
Danilo Kiš
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Danilo Kiš was a Yugoslav and Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works include Hourglass, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich and The Encyclopedia of the Dead.
The Encyclopedia of the Dead
…The Encyclopedia of the Dead (Serbo-Croatian: Enciklopedija mrtvih) is a collection of nine stories by Yugoslav author Danilo Kiš. Combining history and fiction in what critics have seen as a postmodern fashion, the stories (which have been compared to the work of Jorge Luis Borges…
Danilo Kiš on a 2010 Serbian stamp
Danilo Kiš on a 2010 Montenegrin stamp
Bust of Kiš in Subotica
Kiš's letter addressed to Miloš Janković for his birthday in 1981. In 1984 Kiš wrote "Advice to a Young Writer", based on this letter. It is currently displayed in the Adligat museum in Belgrade.