Garden, Ashes

The Encyclopedia of the Dead

In these stories Kiš depicts human relationships, encounters, landscapes - the multitude of details that make up a human life.

A Tomb for Boris Davidovich

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

Hourglass

Danilo Kis was one of the most artful and eloquent writers of postwar Europe. Of all his books, Hourglass, the account of the final months in one man's life before he is sent to a concentration camp, is considered to be his masterpiece.

The Lute and the Scars

Written between 1980 and 1986, the six stories that constitute The Lute and the Scars (as well as an untitled piece by the author, included here as “A and B”) were transcribed from the manuscripts left by Danilo Kiš following his death in 1989. Like

Mansarda

The Attic is Danilo Kiš’s 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

Rani jadi

Priče velikog pisca, modernog klasika srpske književnosti, o odrastanju i detinjstvu. Priče za decu i osetljive. Knjiga za lektiru i za uživanje.“Rani jadi su lirski. Priče su sačinjene od prizora iz mojeg detinjstva, slika koje nisu mogle da nađ

Čas anatomije

خوبیِ خدا

Nowhere Man

The mind- and language-bending adventures of Hemon's endearing protagonist Jozef Pronek.