Death and the Dervish
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by Meša Selimović (1966)
An account of a Muslim spiritual leader struggling to maintain his dignity and integrity in 18th century Sarajevo.
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by Meša Selimović (1966)
An account of a Muslim spiritual leader struggling to maintain his dignity and integrity in 18th century Sarajevo.
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by Danilo Kiš (1965)
An intensely detailed semi-autobiographical story about a child living in Hungary during the World War II.
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by Danilo Kiš (1983)
A collection of metaphysical short stories set in various times and places, luminously darkened with the themes of fate and death’s impenetrability.
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by Danilo Kiš (1976)
Seven different yet casually interlinked short stories about revolutionaries, mostly centering around the Russian Revolution
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by Danilo Kiš (1972)
An old railway clerk, preoccupied with his quotidian concerns, attempted to find out why his pension was being reduced as the extermination of the Jews were taking place.