Ismail Kadare, 88, Dies; His Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the World Often compared to Orwell and Kafka, he walked a political tightrope with works that offered veiled criticism of his ...

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

Kadare later wrote a string of books, became internationally famous, and won many awards, although — strangely— not the Nobel prize for literature. We met in August 1986.

Although Ismail Kadare belongs to the illustrious group of dissidents and critics of an omnipotent State, he also seems to differ from them in his relationship with power and in the way his ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Aged 35, Ismail Kadare was summoned in March 1971 to a private meeting with Enver Hoxha, Albania’s ...

TIRANA - Thousands of Albanians gathered in Tirana on Wednesday to pay tribute to their country's best-known novelist Ismail Kadare, who died on Monday after a heart attack. Read more at ...

Renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has died after being rushed to a hospital in the country's capital, Tirana.

The news of Albanian writer Ismail Kadare's death on June 30 stunned global readers, who also include writers from Central Europe and the Balkans where he enjoyed a particular fame.

Thousands of people have paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral in Tirana Wednesday, with a minute’s silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned Albanian novelist and ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in Tirana on Wednesday to pay tribute to their country's best-known novelist Ismail Kadare, who died on Monday after a heart attack.

Renowned Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare, known for his works under communist Albania, dies at 88 in Tirana.

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