Tomb For Boris Davidovich Pa

by Kis,Danilo

• ISBN13: 9781564782731
• ISBN10: 1564782735
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-06-17
• Publisher: PERSEUS

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
The Knife with the Rosewood Handle	3	(14)
The Sow That Eats Her Farrow	17	(12)
The Mechanical Lions	29	(24)
The Magic Card Dealing	53	(20)
A Tomb for Boris Davidovich	73	(36)
Dogs and Books	109	(18)
The Short Biography of A. A. Darmolatov	127	(9)
Afterword	136