Mark Thompson writes a biography of one of the most important European writers of the 20th century. Through a combination of research, literary analysis, and personal portraiture, he portrays Kiš as an anti-fascist, modernist, and witness to the traumas o
Cornell University Press, 2013.
English. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
36.24 €
History of literature • Literary Theory • Theatre • Art history • Osijek and surroundings
The book provides a thorough chronicle and analysis of centuries-old theatrical contacts between two cities – Osijek and Pécs – which historically shared the cultural space of the Pannonian Plain, especially during the period of the Habsburg Monarchy.
The title of the book In the Fire of the Worlds is a paraphrase of a sentence from Andrić's story "The Woman on the Stone" because, according to the author of this book, it best illustrates Andrić's political life: "To burn up without a trace, to lose one
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