About this title: A group of linked stories that memorialize Danilo Kis's early years in a Yugoslavian village. Kis, famous for "The Encyclopedia of the Dead", "Hourglass", and "A Tomb for Boris Davidovich", was born there in 1935. All his work seeks to show the fundamental importance of his childhood experiences. This work covers his crucial first bereavements and humiliations. The 19 pieces strike various tones - from pastorals to exercises in humour. As Kis grows up, his childhood seems at first secure. He can only sense that terrible things may be going on in the world. And then one day, many people from ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN-13:9780811213905ISBN:0811213900
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: NEW DIRECTIONS
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780811213905ISBN:0811213900
Description: New. Translated front the Serbian by Michael Henry Heim. Originally published in Belgrade in 1969 and never before translated tutu English, Early Sorrows is a stunning group of linked stories that memorialize Danilo Kis's childhood. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Directions
Date Published: 1998-10-01
ISBN-13:9780811213905ISBN:0811213900
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corpor
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780811213905ISBN:0811213900
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