Kis danilo author (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 192 pages. 7.68x5.08x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 150 pages. Published in 2012. The author's debut novel, published fifty-two years later in English translation. Danilo Kis' assured first book. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. Presents Danilo Kis' "The Attic" in a felicitous English translation. Prefatory Essay by John K. Cox. Kis' account of blissful youth, its vanities, indiscretions, irresponsibilities, and its serious artistic ambitions. As such, it is grounded in - soaked in - real life as the author seeks to "find a way to balance his life, his loves, and his art". "Verging into eternity, does to his characters what nearly every known creed aspires to do to the human soul. It extends their existence; it erodes our sense of death's impenetrability" (Joseph Brodsky). "Eternity" - that is, literary immortality - is the reason his novel is not explicitly autobiographical: The protagonist's name is Orpheus. An absolute "must-have" title for Danilo Kis collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the First Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: This is a copy of the 2012 First Edition. Copies available online have serious flaws or are in subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DANILO KIS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1564787346. no.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 150 pages. Published in 2012. The author's very last book to be translated into English. One of Danilo Kis' finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Danilo Kis' "Psalm 44" in a felicitous English translation. Prefatory Essay by Aleksandar Hemon. One of Danilo Kis' earliest books, it is, ironically enough, the last to become available in English. It is his most explicit - and grimmest - novel about the Holocaust, inspired by a newspaper article about a family on their "pilgrimage" to Auschwitz, where the mother, against all odds, eventually gives birth, an actual birth that symbolically asserts the triumph of Good over Death and Evil. "His most lyrical and unguarded, demonstrating that even in the place of dragons, there can still be poetry" (Publisher's blurb). The inmates and guards are all based on known real people, including an appearance by Dr. Josef Mengele, often viewed as second only to Hitler as the embodiment of pure evil. An absolute "must-have" title for Danilo Kis collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of very few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: This is a copy of the 2012 First Hardcover Edition. Copies available online have very serious flaws or are in subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DANILO KIS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1564787621. no.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 355 pages. Published in 2013. Book-length biography on subject. The single most important book on the brief, tragic life and sublime literary art of Danilo Kis. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the regular trade softcover edition. Published in a tiny first print run as a hardcover original only by a University Press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Mark Thompson's "Birth Certificate: The Story of Danilo Kis". The first critical biography on Kis. "A Yugoslav novelist, essayist, poet, and translator whose work generated storms of controversy in his homeland, but today holds classic status. Kis was championed by prominent literary figures around the world: Joseph Brodsky, Susan Sontag, Milan Kundera, Philip Roth, Nadine Gordimer, and Salman Rushdie. As more of his works become available in translation, they are prized by an international readership drawn to Kis' innovative brilliance as a storyteller and to his profound meditation on history, culture, and the human condition. A subtle analysis of a rich and varied body of writing, 'Birth Certificate' is also a careful and sensitive telling of a life that experienced some of the last century's harshest cruelties. His writing pioneered Modernist techniques, fulminated against kitsch, and sketched out a literary heritage 'with no Sun as its Center and Tyrant' " (Publisher's blurb). Kis' influence has been enormous and trans-continental: For example, it is not possible to fully understand Roberto Bolano's roots and "breakthrough" achievement without tracing his lineage back to Borges, who, in turn, influenced Kis. As the triumph (rather than anxiety) of influence goes, both Borges and Kis "infiltrated" Bolano, the greatest Spanish-language novelist of our time. An absolute "must-have" title for Danilo Kis collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Danilo Kis' "Hourglass" is regarded by Joseph Brodsky and Susan Sontag as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DANILO KIS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0801448883. no.…