The Fall of the Stone City
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- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
22 August 2012
Summary
A brilliant novel by the Man Booker International Prize winner.
In September 1943, German soldiers advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokastër, Albania. It is the first step in a carefully planned invasion. But once at the mouth of the city, the troops are taken aback by a surprising act of rebellion that leaves the citizens fearful of a bloody counter-attack.
Soon rumours circulate, in cafes, houses and alleyways, that the Nazi Colonel in command of the German Army was once a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922079282 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922079286 |
| Author: | Ismail Kadare |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 164g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘European grand master Ismail Kadare, that wizard of the sinister, beguiles with yet another dark fable…this epic novella packs a huge-both hugely entertaining and thought-provoking-punch.’
‘One of the most important voices in literature today.’ * Metro *
‘A master storyteller.’ – John Carey
‘One of the world’s greatest living writers.’ – Simon Sebag Montefiore
‘There are very few writers alive today with the depth, power and resonance of this remarkable novelist.’ * Herald *
‘European grand master Ismail Kadare, that wizard of the sinister, beguiles with yet another dark fable…this epic novella packs a huge—both hugely entertaining and thought-provoking—punch.’ * Sunday Star Times *
About The Author
Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare was Albania’s best-known poet and novelist. Translations of his novels, which include The Siege, The Successor, Chronicle in Stone and The Accident, have been published in more than forty countries. In 2005 he became the first winner of the Man Booker International Prize. He died in 2024.
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