The Inner Side of the Wind, or The Novel of Hero and Leander

Milorad Pavić
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Two lovers in Belgrade, one from the 1700s, the other from the 1900s, reach out to each other across a gulf of time, in a story that parallels the myth of Hero and Leander. By the author of Dictionary of the Khazars.
Genres: FictionMagical RealismClassicsSerbian LiteratureNovelsLiterary Fiction20th CenturyRomanceContemporaryRetellings
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