| Author: | Danilo Kis | ISBN: | 9781564787743 |
| Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press | Publication: | August 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dalkey Archive Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Danilo Kis |
| ISBN: | 9781564787743 |
| Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Publication: | August 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Language: | English |
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 Kiš 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 Kiš would return to in future, albeit never with the same starkness or immediacy.
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 Kiš 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 Kiš would return to in future, albeit never with the same starkness or immediacy.
