Ismail Kadare The Fall of the Stone City (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Fall of the Stone CityCondition: NewEAN: 9780857860125ISBN: 9780857860125Edition: MainPublisher: Canongate BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/05/2013Language: EnglishItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 11mmItem Weight: 123gAuthor: Ismail KadareTranslator: John HodgsonContributor: John Hodgson (Translated by)ISBN-10: 0857860127Description: 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 Colonel, a reunion in the town square and a fateful dinner party that would transform twentieth-century Europe. A captivating novel of resistance in a dictatorship, and steeped in Albanian folklore, The Fall of the Stone City shows Kadare at the height of his powers.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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