Danilo Kiš
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Danilo Kiš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Киш; February 22, 1935 – October 15, 1989) was a Serbian and Yugoslavian novelist, short story writer and poet who wrote in Serbo-Croatian. Kiš was influenced by Bruno Schulz, Vladimir Nabokov, Jorge Luis Borges and Ivo Andrić, among other authors. His most famous works include A Tomb for Boris Davidovich and The Encyclopedia of the Dead. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Danilo+Ki%C5%A1">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Native name
- Данило Киш
- Born
- Dániel Kiss , ( 1935-02-22 ) 22 February 1935, Subotica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Died
- 15 October 1989 (1989-10-15) (aged 54), Paris, France
- Resting place
- Belgrade's New Cemetery
- Occupation
- Novelist short story writer poet
- Language
- Serbian , Serbo-Croatian , Hungarian
- Alma mater
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology
- Years active
- 1953–1989
- Notable awards
- NIN Award (1972) Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1986)
- Spouse
- Mirjana Miočinović ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 – 1981 )
- Partner
- Pascale Delpech (1981–1989)
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Danilo Kiš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Киш; born Dániel Kiss; 22 February 1935 – 15 October 1989) was a Yugoslav and Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works include Hourglass, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich and The Encyclopedia of the Dead.
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1935 births1989 deaths20th-century male writers20th-century Serbian novelists20th-century Serbian poets20th-century short story writersBurials at Belgrade New CemeteryDeaths from lung cancer in FranceMale novelistsMale short story writersMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsPostmodern writers