
Dictionary of the Khazars (F)
A Lexicon Novel
Milorad Pavic(Author)
Vintage Books (Publisher)
Published on 28. October 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-679-72754-5 (ISBN)
Description
A national bestseller, Dictionary of the Khazars was cited by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of the year. Written in two versions, male and female (both available in Vintage International), which are identical save for seventeen crucial lines, Dictionary is the imaginary book of knowledge of the Khazars, a people who flourished somewhere beyond Transylvania between the seventh and ninth centuries. Eschewing conventional narrative and plot, this lexicon novel combines the dictionaries of the world's three major religions with entries that leap between past and future, featuring three unruly wise men, a book printed in poison ink, suicide by mirrors, a chimerical princess, a sect of priests who can infiltrate one's dreams, romances between the living and the dead, and much more.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-679-72754-5 (9780679727545)
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Milorad Pavić was a much loved writer, specializing in poetry, short stories, and literary histories. Pavić was born in Serbia. His works have gained acclaim worldwide, with translations of his titles existing in over thirty languages. Pavić was not only popular in his native Serbia, he also reached great acclaim in South America and Europe, where he was considered to be one of the greatest writers of his time. Pavić is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars, Landscape Painted with Tea, Second Body, and many more.