num_pages: 88
description: The Attic is Danilo Kis first novel. Written in 1960 published in 1962 and set in contemporary Belgrade it explores the relationship of a young man known only as Orpheus to the art of writing; it also tracks his relationship with a colorful cast of characters with nicknames such as Eurydice Mary Magdalene Tam-Tamand Billy Wise Ass. Rich with references to music painting philosophy and gastronomy this bohemian Bildungsroman is a laboratory of technique and style for the young Kiat once a depiction of life in literary Belgrade a register of stylistic devices and themes that would recur throughout Kis oeuvre and an account of one young mans quest to find a way to balance his life his loves and his art.
language: English
title: Mansarda
publisher: Serbian Classics Press