Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon novel in 100,000 words
MILORAD PAVIC

Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon novel in 100,000 words by Milorad Pavic 35 reviews (1988) (338p) New York Times® Best Fiction Books

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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.

Milorad Pavic Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 0   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 0   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 0   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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