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Birth Certificate: The Story of Danilo Kiš

Mark Thompson

An engaging and experimental biography of Danilo Kis (1935-89), the Yugoslav novelist, essayist, poet, and translator whose work generated storms of controversy in his homeland but today holds classic status.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyScientific Biography

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Laura Shannon Prize: European Studies2016WinnerOfficial source
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor2013FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Danilo Kis90%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    65 / 100 academic

    Academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.