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Ismail Kadare (Albanian: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe]; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual.
Jul 3, 2024 · Ismail Kadare (born January 28, 1936, Gjirokastër, Albania—died July 1, 2024, Tirana, Albania) was an Albanian novelist and poet whose work explored his country’s history and culture and gained an international readership.
- Peter R. Prifti
Jul 1, 2024 · Ismail Kadare, the Albanian novelist and poet who single-handedly wrote his isolated Balkan homeland onto the map of world literature, creating often dark, allegorical works that...
Jul 1, 2024 · BELGRADE, July 1 (Reuters) - Ismail Kadare, an acclaimed Albanian novelist and playwright who defied his country's longtime Communist rulers through his writing, has died in a Tirana...
Jul 1, 2024 · Ismail Kadare, the most celebrated Albanian author in a generation, was a prolific writer who often found ways to criticize the country’s totalitarian state, despite the risks involved....
- Amelia Nierenberg
Jul 2, 2024 · Ismail Kadare, an Albanian novelist and poet who crafted a richly layered literature of resistance, drawing global attention to his isolated Balkan nation while cloaking critiques of the...
Jul 1, 2024 · Translated into over 45 languages and winner of the most prestigious literary prizes (Man Booker, Prince of Asturias, Jerusalem Prize), Kadare died in Tirana on Monday, July 1, aged 88. He was ...
