This Bachelor thesis focus on literary-philosophical analysis of two prose works by Danilo Kiš (1935-1989), A Tomb for Boris Davidovich (1976) and The Encyclopedia of the Dead (1983), in regard to two main themes represented in these works: theme of evil and theme of death. Thesis also talk about orientation of Kiš's literature towards the idea of eternity, orientation which was articulated with his conception of a book as a monument for the death. The work also does not avoid talking about Kiš's poetical principles and his general views on literature, evil, life and death.
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