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The Fall of the Stone City
Ismail Kadare
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Description for The Fall of the Stone City
Paperback. In September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi Colonel. Translator(s): Hodgson, John. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
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Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013.
In September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokastër, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi...
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857860125
SKU
V9780857860125
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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...
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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
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Read moreMetro
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
...