Ismail Kadare

Chronicle in Stone is a novel by Ismail Kadare. First published in Albanian in 1971, and sixteen years later in English translation, it describes life in a small Albanian city during World War II. Translated by Arshi Pipa, an Albanian émigré who lived in the United States, the book was initially published in English …

The Three Arched Bridge is a 1978 novel by Ismail Kadare. The story concerns a very old Albanian legend written in verses, namely "Legjenda e Rozafes" The book differs heavily from the original legend as the legend calls for a castle that is being built, not a bridge.

A sinister totalitarian ministry called the Palace of Dreams recruits Mark-Alem to sort, classify, and interpret the dreams of the people in the empire, seeking the ""master-dreams"" that give clues to the empire's destiny. 10,000 first printing.

Prilli i Thyer é um romance do escritor albanês Ismail Kadaré. O enredo narra a história de uma vingança e do matador encarregado de executá-la. Passa-se na Albânia rural, por volta de 1930, na região do Rrafsh, um maciço de montanhas no Norte do país. Um conjunto de leis não escritas, o Kanun, rege a vida dos …