Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare (Albanian: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe], also spelled Kadaré; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist and poet. He was known for writing short stories until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army.
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Born | Gjirokastër, Kingdom of Albania (today Albania) | 28 January 1936
Died | 1 July 2024 Tirana, Albania | (aged 88)
Occupation | Novelist, poet |
Nationality | Albanian |
Period | 1954–2024 |
Notable works | The General of the Dead Army 1963 The Castle 1970 |
Notable awards | Prix mondial Cino Del Duca 1992 Man Booker International Prize 2005 Prince of Asturias Awards 2009 Jerusalem Prize 2015 The Order of Légion d'Honneur 2016 |
In 1996, he became a lifetime member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of France. In 2005, he won the first Man Booker International Prize and in 2016, he was Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur recipient.
Some have said that Kadare should have won the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works have been published in about 30 languages.
Kadare died of a heart attack on 1 July 2024 in Tirana, Albania at the age of 88.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liukkonen, Petri. "Ismail Kadare". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Broken April – Ismail Kadare". Various journals. Amazon.com. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ↑ "Central Europe Review: The Three-Arched Bridge". 10 May 1999. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2006.
- ↑ The well-known writer Ismail Kadare passed away
Other websites
changeMedia related to Ismail Kadare at Wikimedia Commons
- Vepra e plote e Kadarese
- National Library of Albania
- In the Palace of Nightmares’: An Exchange - New York Review of Books