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Broken April (Albanian: Prilli i thyer) is a novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare. Published in 1978, the book explores one of Kadare's recurring themes: how the past affects the present. The novel concerns the centuries-old tradition of hospitality, blood feuds, and revenge killing in the highlands of north Albania in the 1930s.
Nov 23, 1978 · Broken April. Ismail Kadare. 4.01. 6,816 ratings674 reviews. From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the code of Kanun requires Gjorg to kill his brother's murderer and then in turn be hunted down.
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Broken April is a tragic and moving examination of fate, justice, and love. While Kadaré focuses on a culture specific to a small region of Albania, he succeeds in addressing themes universal to all of humanity. For a novel of just over 200 pages, Broken April is a work of remarkable depth, imagination, and resonance into the present day.
Broken April is a novel by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, published in 1979 and translated in 1990. It tells the story of a blood feud, a honeymoon, and a tragic love in the remote mountains of Albania.
Nov 20, 2015 · Broken April is a powerful novel about Albania’s tradition of blood feuds. The novel presents the intersecting stories of two men: Gjorg, a mountaineer from Northern Albania who has been forced by his family to kill another man, and Bessian, a writer who is honeymooning with his young wife in Northern Albania.
Jul 26, 2012 · A book about the Albanian blood feud in the High Plateau, a remote and mountainous region. The story follows a young man who kills in revenge and a newly-wed couple who encounter him on their honeymoon.
Jun 16, 1998 · In Broken April, by Ismail Kadare, the high plateau of northern Albania looks much like the hades of never seeing face to face. It takes place sometime in the 19th century; there are telephones and rumors of hydroelectricity, but wealthy people still travel by carriage and there’s no mention of WWI.
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