Psalm 44 (Serbian Literature) - Hardcover

Kis, Danilo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1564787621 ISBN 13: 9781564787620

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2012

Synopsis

"Psalm 44" is the last major work of fiction by Danilo Kiš to be translated into English, and his only novel dealing explicitly with Auschwitz (where his own father died). Written when he was only twenty-five, before embarking on the masterpieces that would make him an integral figure in twentieth-century letters, Psalm 44 shows Kiš at his most lyrical and unguarded, demonstrating that even in "the place of dragons... covered with the shadow of death," there can still be poetry. Featuring characters based on actual inmates and warders--including the abominable Dr. Mengele--"Psalm 44" is a baring of many of the themes, patterns, and preoccupations Kiš would return to in future, albeit never with the same starkness or immediacy.

About this title

About the Author:

Danilo Kis was one of Serbia's most influential writers and the author of several novels and short-story collections, including "A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, The Encyclopedia of the Dead", and "Hourglass". In 1980 Kis was awarded the Grand Aigle d'Or from the city of Nice. He died in 1989 at the age of 54.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1564787621
• ISBN 13: 9781564787620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 148