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The Attic is Danilo Kis'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 Kis -- at once a depiction of life in literary Belgrade, a register of stylistic devices and themes that would recur throughout Kis's oeuvre, and an account of one young man's quest to find a way to balance his life, his loves, and his art.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: Attic
• Author: Danilo Kiš
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 115
• EAN: 9781564787347
• ISBN: 1564787346
• ID: 01259524
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Weight: 182 g
• Dimensions: 204 × 140 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. October 2012

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