Danilo Kiš

1935 - 1989

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

languages spoken, written or signed: Serbian, Hungarian, French, Russian

educated at: University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade

occupation: writer, poet, novelist, screenwriter

award received: NIN Prize, Andrić prize, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Preis der SWR-Bestenliste

official website: www.kis.org.rs

Danilo Kiš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Киш; born Dániel Kiss; 22 February 1935 – 15 October 1989) was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works include Hourglass, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich and The Encyclopedia of the Dead. Source: Wikipedia (en)