Ismail Kadare, who has died aged 88, was Albania’s most successful writer, both at home and abroad. In Albania, over a million of his books have been sold; one for every three Albanians. Abroad he was best known in France, where his work was first appeared in translation, and to where he defected in 1990; […]
Renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has died after being taken to hospital in Tirana, his publishing editor said on Monday. He was 88. Kadare has long been mentioned as a possible contender for the Nobel Literature Prize. Onufri Publishing House editor Bujar Hudhri said the author died on Monday. A nurse at the hospital said […]