cover image Dictionary of the Khazars (M)

Dictionary of the Khazars (M)

Milorad Pavic. Vintage Books USA, $16 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-679-72461-2

Available in slightly differing ``male'' and ``female'' editions, the narrative purports to be the historical record of the Khazars, a fictional Indo-European tribe that vanished in the 10th century. ``Pavic is a 20th-century Scheherazade,'' acknowledged PW . ``Readers who are intrigued by literary conundrums will enjoy entering this magical world with Pavic as their guide.'' (Oct.)