"Psalm 44" is the last major work of fiction by Danilo Ki� to be translated into English, and his only novel dealing explicitly with Auschwitz (where his own father died). Written when he was only twenty-five, before embarking on the masterpieces that would make him an integral figure in twentieth-century letters, Psalm 44 shows Ki� at his most lyrical and unguarded, demonstrating that even in "the place of dragons... covered with the shadow of death," there can still be poetry. Featuring characters based on actual ...
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"Psalm 44" is the last major work of fiction by Danilo Ki� to be translated into English, and his only novel dealing explicitly with Auschwitz (where his own father died). Written when he was only twenty-five, before embarking on the masterpieces that would make him an integral figure in twentieth-century letters, Psalm 44 shows Ki� at his most lyrical and unguarded, demonstrating that even in "the place of dragons... covered with the shadow of death," there can still be poetry. Featuring characters based on actual inmates and warders--including the abominable Dr. Mengele--"Psalm 44" is a baring of many of the themes, patterns, and preoccupations Ki� would return to in future, albeit never with the same starkness or immediacy.
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New/Fine Dust Jacket. 9781564787620 NEW OFF OUR WAREHOUSE SHELVES, 148 page novel. Preface by Aleksandar Hemon, translated by John K. Cox, with his afterword. PSALM 44: A Novel (Serbian Literature Series), originally published in 1962, this is the first English language translation from 2012.
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New in New jacket. Champaign: Dalkey Archive Press (2012). First edition thus. First printing. Hardbound. New/New. A pristine unread copy (without marks or bruises or smells or any other defect). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket cover (not clipped, of course). Shipped in well-padded box. Purchased new and never opened. Preface by Aleksandar Hemon. You cannot find a better copy.
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