First, a critical clarification for the English-speaking audience. Pesčanik (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is most commonly translated into English as The Hourglass .

Kiš is famous for his —a blend of rigorous literary form and ethical witness.

(a fictionalized version of Kiš’s own father), a Jewish railway official living in the Hungarian-occupied territory of Vojvodina during World War II. The narrative is structured around a real historical document: a long, rambling letter Eduard wrote to his sister in April 1942, shortly before he was deported to Auschwitz. Universiteit van Amsterdam Fragmented Structure and Style Peščanik

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