908:) is a collection of seven short stories by Danilo Kiš published in 1976 (and translated into English by Duska Mikic-Mitchell in 1978). The stories are based on historical events and deal with themes of political deception, betrayal, and murder in Eastern Europe during the first half of the 20th century (except for "Dogs and Books", which takes place in 14th century France). Several of the stories are written as fictional biographies wherein the main characters interact with historical figures. The Dalkey Archive Press edition includes an introduction by Joseph Brodsky and an afterword by William T. Vollmann.
1391:. Retrieved on 12, June 2022. "The fate of each character is exactly that of his historical model, and there is no one in the drama who did not play a similar – and in some cases exactly the same – role in history. As for the characters of the persons...They may...be taken as creations of my own, drawn to the best of my ability in conformity with their known behavior, except as indicated in the commentary I have written for this text."
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964:(1998) and other well-known memoirs, has described his work as novel-memoirs or "novoirs", wherein he uses novelistic techniques, including fictional conversations, to allow the essential truth of his stories to be revealed.
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919:Philip Roth
823:Joan Didion
819:autofiction
620:(1977), by
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421:Perry Smith
289:(1930–36).
262:(1946) and
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198:John Hersey
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2590:Continuity
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2044:Exposition
1800:Dreamworld
1742:Stereotype
1712:Plot twist
1460:Antagonist
1351:2020-08-04
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1197:"Problems"
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1037:References
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2481:Narration
2430:Superhero
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1999:Symbolism
1967:Narration
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1790:Backstory
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2600:Reboot
2564:Future
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2371:Satire
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