The General of the Dead Army - Couverture souple

Kadare, Ismail

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0704334976 ISBN 13 : 9780704334977

Editeur : Quartet Books, 1986

Synopsis

Book by Ismail Kadare

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

ISMAIL KADARE, born in 1936 in the mountain town of Gjirokaster, near the Greek border, is Albania's best-known poet and novelist. Since the appearance of The General of the Dead Army in 1965, Kadare has published scores of stories and novels that make up a panorama of Albanian history linked by a constant meditation on the nature and human consequences of dictatorship. "Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible," he wrote. "The writer is the natural enemy of dictatorship." His works brought him into frequent conflict with the authorities from 1945 to 1985. In 1990 he sought political asylum in France, and now divides his time between Paris and Tirana.
He is the winner of the first ever Man Booker International Prize.

Revue de presse :

"He has been compared to Gogol, Kafka and Orwell. But Kadare's is an original voice, universal yet deeply rooted in his own soil" (Independent on Sunday)

"A novelist of dazzling mastery" (Paul Binding Independent)

"Astonishing...his finest work" (Azar Nafisi, Man Booker judge and author of 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' Guardian)

"With its metonymic realism and fidelity to its characters, The General of the Dead Army reminds us why his work is so valued" (New Statesman)

"Literary gold dust - haunting, bleakly comedic and ultimately horrific" (The Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Quartet Books
• Date d'édition: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0704334976
• ISBN 13: 9780704334977
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288