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The Encyclopedia of the Dead
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Danilo Kis
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
April 1, 1991
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140132663
ISBN-10
014013266X
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$7.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
The most famous collection of short fiction by acclaimed Yugoslavian writer Danilo Kis. In these nine stories Kis depicts human relationships, encounters, landscapesâthe multitude of details that make up a human life. Kis combines fiction and history in postmodern style, and in a postscript provides fascinating historical backgrounds and other notes for the reader that add interest and context. An enduring classic of Slavic literary fiction.
Editions
Hardcover
With Michael Henry Heim (other contributor) |
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (February 1, 1989); titled "Encyclopedia of the Dead"
9780374148263 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Eight stories explore the diverse nature of humanity in a style of prose that has the richness of poetry
About: Eight stories explore the diverse nature of humanity in a style of prose that has the richness of poetry
Paperback
With Michael Henry Heim (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Northwestern Univ Pr (December 1, 1997)
9780810115149 | details & prices | 199 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $21.00
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Reprint edition from Penguin USA (April 1, 1991)
9780140132663 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.95
About: The most famous collection of short fiction by acclaimed Yugoslavian writer Danilo Kis.
About: The most famous collection of short fiction by acclaimed Yugoslavian writer Danilo Kis.
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