Discover the complex world of Ismail Kadare's novels, exploring themes of epic poetry, nationalism, and anti-authoritarianism ...

By Rusha Haljuci 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 ...

Thousands Pay Their Respects to Renowned Albanian Writer Ismail Kadare at His State Funeral TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of people paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state ...

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 country ...

I knew the renowned Albanian writer and poet Ismail Kadare. He died last week at age 88. Only when I first met him, he was not so renowned. I did not know who he was. Which, from my point of view ...

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.

Here’s where to start. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Ismail Kadare, the most celebrated Albanian author in a generation, was a prolific writer who often found ways to criticize the ...

Albania's Best-Known Novelist Ismail Kadare Dies at 88 By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -Ismail Kadare, an acclaimed Albanian novelist and playwright who defied his country's longtime ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare, whose irreverent works from inside communist Albania earned him international renown and repression from the country’s dictatorship ...

TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of people paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral held in Tirana Wednesday, with a minute's silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned ...

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 hospital ...