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A Tomb for Boris Davidovich
A Tomb for Boris Davidovich | Danilo Kiš, Duška Miki?-Mitchell
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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.
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shawnmooney
A Tomb for Boris Davidovich | Danilo Kiš, Duška Miki?-Mitchell
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saresmoore Wow, big mistake reading this during dinner. 😠5y
LeahBergen As one does... 5y
Lindy 😳 5y
Centique Good tip *makes a mental note for the future* 😂 5y
rubyslippersreads Thanks for the handy hint. 😂 5y
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Simona
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Dark and powerful short stories are set in the time of Russian revolution and Stalinism, all related to the death (it doesn‘t matter if they were guilty or innocent) and written in a extremely calm style (which gives an additional feelings of eerienes). Absolutely disturbing, but a must read, if you are interested in this turbulent historical time period.

#backpackEurope #Serbia 🇷🇸

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