Thick smoke like a herd of black horses was rising over the massive building and being blown around by the wind. - Ismail Kadare

About Ismail Kadare

Ismail Kadare (Albanian pronunciation: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe], also spelled Ismaïl Kadaré in French; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright. He was a leading literary figure in Albania since the 1960s. He focused on poetry until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army, which made him a leading literary figure in Albania and famous internationally. In 1996, France made him a foreign associate of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of France.

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