Encyclopedia of the Dead Author:Danilo Kis The most famous collection of short fiction by acclaimed Yugoslavian writer Danilo Kis. In these nine stories Kis depicts human relationships, encounters, landscapes—the multitude of details that make up a human life. Kis combines fiction and history in postmodern style, and in a postscript provides fascinating historical backgrounds ... more »and other notes for the reader that add interest and context. An enduring classic of Slavic literary fiction.« less