The Apology and the Last Days A Novel |
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| Author:
| Pekic, Borislav |
| Translator:
| Misic, Bojan |
| Series title: | Writings from an Unbound Europe Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-2823-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1975,
The Defense and the Last Days is the final volume in a trilogy of novels (preceded by
The Rise and Fall of Icarus Gubelkian and
How to Quiet a Vampire) about the aftermath of World War II by Borislav Pekić, one of the former Yugoslavia's most important post-war writers. The narrator tells his story from prison, where he is serving time for the murder of a former Nazi official. As the novel unfolds, we learn that the victim...
More DescriptionOriginally published in 1975, The Defense and the Last Days is the final volume in a trilogy of novels (preceded by The Rise and Fall of Icarus Gubelkian and How to Quiet a Vampire) about the aftermath of World War II by Borislav Pekić, one of the former Yugoslavia's most important post-war writers. The narrator tells his story from prison, where he is serving time for the murder of a former Nazi official. As the novel unfolds, we learn that the victim was the same person whom, while a lifeguard during the war, the narrator saved from drowning, making him vulnerable to charges of collaboration. In this tragicomic tale, Pekić explores eternal questions of fate and individual responsibility.