"Do you get it now?": humorous dispositions in Danilo Kis and Tadeusz Konwicki. (Paul Auster/Danilo Kis): An article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction

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From the supplier: Danilo Kis and Tadeusz Konwicki use ironic humor as a tool to accept the misery of the human condition. By showing human beings as they are, these authors show that the very things which are pitiable are also laughable. The intention is not for readers to laugh at characters but for readers to laugh into self-awareness. Konwicki's novels such as 'Moonrise, Moonset' and 'The Polish Complex' and Kis' novels such as 'Hourglass' and 'The Encyclopedia of the Dead' capture the humor in individuals' futile encounters with a bureaucratic state and the way people resort to fantasy to get through the banality of life. Thus, humor becomes a weapon against pessimism and despair.

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Title: "Do you get it now?": humorous dispositions in Danilo Kis and Tadeusz Konwicki. (Paul Auster/Danilo Kis)
Author: Michael Pinker
Publication:The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1994
Publisher: Review of Contemporary Fiction
Volume: v14 Issue: n1 Page: p189(13)

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