Attic Contributor(s): Kis, Danilo (Author), Cox, John K. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1564787346 ISBN-13: 9781564787347 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: 891.823 |
LCCN: 2012015155 |
Series: Serbian Literature |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 7.9" (0.40 lbs) 115 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Attic is Danilo Ki's first novel. Written in 1960, published in 1962, and set in contemporary Belgrade, it explores the relationship of a young man, known only as Orpheus, to the art of writing; it also tracks his relationship with a colorful cast of characters with nicknames such as Eurydice, Mary Magdalene, Tam-Tam, and Billy Wise Ass. Rich with references to music, painting, philosophy, and gastronomy, this bohemian Bildungsroman is a laboratory of technique and style for the young Ki--at once a depiction of life in literary Belgrade, a register of stylistic devices and themes that would recur throughout Ki's oeuvre, and an account of one young man's quest to find a way to balance his life, his loves, and his art. |