Danilo Kiš
Danilo Kiš | |
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Danilo Kiš on a 2010 Serbian stamp | |
| Native name | Данило Киш |
| Born | Dániel Kiss 22 February 1935 Subotica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 15 October 1989 (aged 54) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Belgrade's New Cemetery |
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| Language | Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Hungarian |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology |
| Years active | 1953–1989 |
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| Spouse |
Mirjana Miočinović
(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.