The Lute and the Scars

by Danilo Kiš

Written between 1980 and 1986, the six stories that constitute "The Lute and the Scars" (as well as an untitled piece by the author, included here as "A and B") were transcribed from the manuscripts left by Danilo Kiš following his death in 1989. Like the title story, many of these texts are autobiographical. Others resurrect protagonists belonging to Kiš's fellow Central European novelists, allowing readers to identify, perhaps, depending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564787354
• ISBN13: 9781564787354
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher