Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.Books: Enchanting Folly
DICTIONARY OF THE KHAZARS: A LEXICON NOVEL by Milorad Pavic
Translated by Christina Pribicevic-Zoric; Knopf; 338 pages; $19.95
History has recorded traces of a people known as the Khazars, who thrived in the Caucasus region sometime between the seventh and eleventh centuries A.D. and then disappeared. They are not necessarily the subject of Dictionary of the Khazars. Instead, this novel disguised as a reference book seems to be dealing with some different Khazars, who occupied roughly the same space and time but who also possessed some otherworldly abilities. They numbered among their midst, for example, a cult of dream hunters, who...
Email, Password or Region is incorrect
A required form parameter was missing.
The System is currently down. Please try again in a few minutes.
Email Address is invalid
Password is blank
Most Popular »
- Four Ways the U.S. Could End Up at War with Iran Before the Election*
- The Art of Nazi Hunting: How Israel's Mossad Found Adolf Eichmann
- JC Penney and Ellen, Lowe's and All-American Muslim: A Tale of Two Bigotries
- Study: Zapping the Brain Boosts Memory
- College Endowments: Why Even Harvard Isn't As Rich As You Think
- Pentagon Rules 'Shift' on Women in Combat
- Bradying: The Poor Man's Tebowing
- Twimmolation Alert: Roland Martin Gets His Ascot in Hot Water at CNN
- House Pulls the Plug. Too Soon or Too Late?
- Why We Need a New Definition of 'PC'
- The Upside Of Being An Introvert (And Why Extroverts Are Overrated)
- The Brain: How The Brain Rewires Itself
- Egypt's NGO Crisis: How Will U.S. Aid Play in the Controversy?
- Friends With Benefits
- Seoul Searching
- New York City: 10 Things to Do
- Pentagon Rules 'Shift' on Women in Combat
- In Singapore, Finding Peace Among the Pain of Thaipusam
- Haiti Papers Over the Past: The Rebranding of 'Baby Doc' Duvalier
- The Street Fighter
More News from Our Partners
Top Stories on TIME.com
Quotes of the Day »
