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The Ghost Rider
Ismail Kadare
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Description for The Ghost Rider
Paperback. A classic medieval mystery from the Albanian master Translator(s): Rothschild, Jon; Bellos, David. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162. 220 pages. A classic medieval mystery from the Albanian master. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight: 162.
An old woman is awoken in the dead of night by knocks at her front door. The woman opens it to find her daughter, Doruntine, standing there alone in the darkness. She has been brought home from a distant land by a mysterious rider she claims is her brother Konstandin. But unbeknownst to her, Konstandin has been dead for years. What follows is chain of events which plunges a medieval village into fear and mistrust. Who is the ghost rider?
An old woman is awoken in the dead of night by knocks at her front door. The woman opens it to find her daughter, Doruntine, standing there alone in the darkness. She has been brought home from a distant land by a mysterious rider she claims is her brother Konstandin. But unbeknownst to her, Konstandin has been dead for years. What follows is chain of events which plunges a medieval village into fear and mistrust. Who is the ghost rider?
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847673411
SKU
V9781847673411
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99-99
About Ismail Kadare
Born in 1936, Ismail Kadare was Albania's best-known poet and novelist. Translations of his novels have appeared in more than forty countries. In 2005, he won the inaugural Man Booker International Prize for 'a body of work written by an author who has had a truly global impact'. He is the recipient of the highly prestigious 2009 Principe de Asturias ... Read more
Reviews for The Ghost Rider
His fiction offers invaluable insights into life under tyranny - his historical allegories point both to the grand themes and small details that make up life in a restrictive environment. He is a great writer, by any nation's standards.
Ben Naparstek
Financial Times
One of the most important voices in literature today.
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Ben Naparstek
Financial Times
One of the most important voices in literature today.
... Read more