Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
136
Language
English
Published
Jun 1, 2001
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN-10
1564782735
ISBN-13
9781564782731
Description
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.
Genres
History
Art & Photography
Politics