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The Siege

The Siege( )
Author: Kadare, Ismail
Translator: Bellos, David
Vrioni, Jusef
ISBN:978-1-84767-185-1
Publication Date:Feb 2009
Publisher:Canongate Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.00
Book Description:

A Christian citadel in the mountains of Albania is met by the envoys of the Ottoman Army—their message, accept our terms of total submission and avoid the inevitable violence. As the bloody and psychologically crushing fight for control over the citadel unfolds, Kadare’s newest work opens a literary window onto the eternal clash between religions and empires as well as the exhilaration, despair, and immediacy of the battlefield. The imperial Pasha—an instrument...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Historical / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches
Book Weight:1.062 Pounds
Author Biography
Kadare, Ismail (Author)
Ismail Kadare is the most prominent of contemporary Albanian writers. He has written poetry, short stories, literary criticism, and seven novels. His works have been translated and published in more than two dozen countries. An internationally known figure, he has visited and lectured in many countries. He was also a representative to Albania's People's Assembly. In 1990 Kadare left Albania for Paris where he became openly dissident.

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