DICTIONARY OF THE KHAZARS : A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words (Male Edition)
by Pavic, Milorad; (Translated from the Serbo-Croatian By Christina Pribicevic Zoric)
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- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0679724613
- ISBN 13
- 9780679724612
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About This Item
New York, NY: Vintage Books/Random House, 1989. First Edition, 16th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright w/small ink smudge to 2nd title page. 1984 Male Edition (a separate Female Edition was issued). Illustrated softcover/VG; sound w/trace shelfwear to front corner tips & ink smudge to lower back. 1984 debut novel, of immediate international success, from Serbian novelist, poet, short story writer & literary historian Milorad Pavic (1929 - 2009). This lexicon-format novel follows a story of the semi-fictional tribe known as the Khazars of the 7th & 9th centuries. In it, the Great Khan of the Khazars has a dream that defies interpretation. In search of elucidation the Khan summons scholars of the world's three great religions --- a Christian, a Jew & a Muslim. He challenges the 3 wisemen to interpret his dream w/the promise all Khazars will convert to the religion which provides the most convincing reading. The labor of the somewhat unruly three result in 3 separate dictionaries (Red, Green & Yellow Books). The trilogy, presenting differing readings, comprise the novel.
Synopsis
Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel is the first novel by Serbian writer Milorad Pavić, published in 1984. Originally written in Serbian, the novel has been translated into many languages. It was first published in English by Knopf, New York in 1988.
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- Title
- DICTIONARY OF THE KHAZARS : A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words (Male Edition)
- Author
- Pavic, Milorad; (Translated from the Serbo-Croatian By Christina Pribicevic Zoric)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 16th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0679724613
- ISBN 13
- 9780679724612
- Publisher
- Vintage Books/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Fiction, Literature, Dream Interpretation, Religions, Khazars
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spiritual; Reference;
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