LIK EDUARDA SAMA U „PEŠČANIKU“
Date
2022
Authors
Kostić, Jovana
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University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Philology and Arts
Abstract
This paper aims to present and synthesize biographical data of one of the main characters
in Danilo Kiš’s novel Hourglass, namely, Eduard Sam. First, we shall list all of his personal
information such as the date of birth, address, marital status, family relations, work expe-
rience, pastime activities, etc. Then, we shall present the staircases of life and death as they
appear within the novel. Since the character in question is of Jewish origin, the paper will
examine the recurring signs of anti-Semitism as well as the physically and emotionally debil-
itating consequences of such national identity. Eduard Sam is someone who is lucid, not mad,
with his lucidity emerging as a result of his ceaseless speculation about the terror of death
within a concentration camp.
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Keywords
character biography, anti-Semitism, Jew, Eduard Sam, "Hourglass", Danilo Kiš