Dictionary of the Khazars (F) - (Vintage International) by Milorad Pavic (Paperback)

About the Book

Somewhere on the borders of what is now Russia, in the late 9th century A.D., the great Khan, ruler of the Khazars, summons the three leading scholars to determine which religion--Christian, Jewish, Moslem--his people will adopt. The tribe is utterly destroyed in the immediate aftermath of this event.

Book Synopsis

The story is a complete intellectual adventure that interwines mystery, romance, fable, fantasy and philosophy. This book of knowledge from an imaginary 1,000 year old civilzation extends the normal bounds of fiction.

Review Quotes

"All its delights...the structural novelty and the comic inventiveness of the imagery...[are] an ebullient and generous celebration of the reading experience."

-- The New York Times Book Review

"As with Borges or Garcia Marquez...[Pavic] knows how to support his textual legerdemain with superb portrait miniatures and entrancing anecdotes." -- Washington Post Book World

Translated from the Serbo-Croatian

by Christina Pribicevic-Zoric

About the Author

Milorad Pavic was a much loved writer, specializing in poetry, short stories, and literary histories. Pavic was born in Serbia. His works have gained acclaim worldwide, with translations of his titles existing in over thirty languages. Pavic was not only popular in his native Serbia, he also reached great acclaim in South America and Europe, where he was considered to be one of the greatest writers of his time. Pavic is the author of Dictionary of the Khazars, Landscape Painted with Tea, Second Body, and many more.