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      Night and Fog. The Collected Dramas and Screenplays of Danilo Kis
      Night and Fog. The Collected Dramas and Screenplays of Danilo Kis

      Night and Fog. The Collected Dramas and Screenplays of Danilo Kis

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      This volume of translations represents the entire dramatic and cinematic ouevre of the Yugoslav writer Danilo Kiš (1935, Subotica, Yugoslavia – 1989, Paris). Coming from a multicultural background, Kiš was a living antipode to the emerging nationalisms of the late 20th century. The seven dramas and screenplays are accompanied by a historical introduction by the translator. Written in mid-career, the themes of these seven works vary widely. Two address classical themes, one is a dramatization Kiš's own A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, and the others, explore the Holocaust and first decades of socialism in Tito's Yugoslavia and Hungary. What they have in common is Kiš's ear for precise language, narrative experimentation, and his eye for the personal devastation of indiv
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      This volume of translations represents the entire dramatic and cinematic ouevre of the Yugoslav writer Danilo Kiš (1935, Subotica, Yugoslavia – 1989, Paris). Coming from a multicultural background, Kiš was a living antipode to the emerging nationalisms of the late 20th century. The seven dramas and screenplays are accompanied by a historical introduction by the translator. Written in mid-career, the themes of these seven works vary widely. Two address classical themes, one is a dramatization Kiš's own A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, and the others, explore the Holocaust and first decades of socialism in Tito's Yugoslavia and Hungary. What they have in common is Kiš's ear for precise language, narrative experimentation, and his eye for the personal devastation of individuals in communist and fascist systems.  Many consider A Wooden Trunk for Thomas Wolfe to be his finest play; it is the chronicle of the intense relationship of two men, one broken by Hitler's death camps and the
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      Author
      Cox John K
      Publisher
      Helena History Press
      ISBN
      9780985943325
      Format
      Hardcover
      Year Published
      2014
      Pages
      262
      394

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      Night and Fog. The Collected Dramas and Screenplays of Danilo Kis
      Night and Fog. The Collected Dramas and Screenplays of Danilo Kis

      Night and Fog. The Collected Dramas and Screenplays of Danilo Kis

      $55.00