A tomb for Boris Davidovich
By: Danilo Kiš ; introduction by Joseph Brodsky ; afterword by William T. Vollman ; translated by Duška Mikić-Mitchell.
Contributors: Mikić-Mitchell, Duška.
Edition: 1st Dalkey Archive ed.
Series: Eastern European literature series
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: [Normal, IL]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Description: "Composed of seven dark tales, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich presents variations on the theme of political and social self-destruction throughout Eastern Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. The characters in these stories are caught in a world of political hypocrisy, which ultimately leads to death, their common fate." "Although the stories Kis tells are based on historical events, the beauty and precision of his prose elevates these ostensibly "true" stories into works of literary art that transcend the politics of their time."--Jacket.