Ismail Kadare

more photos (1)

Ismail Kadare’s Followers (817)

Mike Amon
Michell...
fivetho...
Heavenl...
Jorma
Carina
Mira
Michell...
Tom Kil...
Ronan N...
G Veláz...
Debra P...
Rhys Hu...
Gerardo
Nacho
Cliff W...
sdv duras
Keith G...
Colleen...
Dietmar...
Brian D...
Robert ...
Richard...
John We...
Besart ...
Lisa Hill
Jo Lyle
Bella Baer
Jeroenf
Erika
More followers…

Add New
Videos

Discurso de Ismaíl Kadaré - Principe de Asturias
Add a comment
Intervista ne ABCNews - Ismail Kadare
Add a comment

More videos…

Ismail Kadare


Born
in Gjirokastër, Albania
January 28, 1936

Genre
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry

Influences
Nikolai Gogol, Miguel de Cervantes, Shakespeare, Homer, Aeschylus


Ismail Kadare (also spelled Kadaré) is an Albanian novelist and poet. He has been a leading literary figure in Albania since the 1960s. He focused on short stories until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army. In 1996 he became a lifetime member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of France. In 1992, he was awarded the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca; in 2005, he won the inaugural Man Booker International Prize, in 2009 the Prince of Asturias Award of Arts, and in 2015 the Jerusalem Prize. He has divided his time between Albania and France since 1990. Kadare has been mentioned as a possible recipient for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. His works have been published in about 30 languages.

Ismail Ka ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.82 · 21,386 ratings · 2,102 reviews · 155 distinct works • Similar authors
Broken April
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,892 ratings — published 1978 — 43 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Chronicle in Stone
by
4.08 avg rating — 2,143 ratings — published 1971 — 44 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The General of the Dead Army
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,113 ratings — published 1963 — 58 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Palace of Dreams
3.97 avg rating — 2,102 ratings — published 1981 — 50 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Siege
by
3.96 avg rating — 1,315 ratings — published 1970 — 43 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Three-Arched Bridge
by
3.87 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 1978 — 33 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Doruntine
3.87 avg rating — 916 ratings — published 1979 — 23 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The File on H.
by
3.77 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 1981 — 23 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Successor
by
3.42 avg rating — 764 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
by
3.30 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 2000 — 23 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Ismail Kadare…

Series by Ismail Kadare

Agamemnon's Daughter: A Nov... The Successor
(2 books)
by
3.50 avg rating — 1,128 ratings

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

Quotes by Ismail Kadare

“It was only a phrase that went from mouth to mouth and was never quite swallowed.”
― Ismail Kadare, Broken April
837 likes
Like

“And everything would be different, different.”
― Ismail Kadare, Broken April
57 likes
Like

“If an animal has to be sacrificed when a new bridge is built, what will it take to build a whole new world?”
― Ismail Kadare, Chronicle in Stone
50 likes
Like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Challenge: 50 Books: Brian's Books for 2009 111 866 Dec 29, 2009 06:22PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Spring Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks 2734 2421 May 31, 2010 09:00PM  
Romance Readers R...: 2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread 542 485 Feb 06, 2011 12:21PM  
Romance Readers R...: January 2011 - What are you reading? 321 225 Feb 07, 2011 08:20AM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts) 2589 954 Feb 28, 2011 09:05PM  
Reading with Style: This topic has been closed to new comments. WI 10-11 RwS Completed Tasks - Winter 715 438 Mar 01, 2011 09:19AM  
SciFi and Fantasy...: This topic has been closed to new comments. April Fantasy Theme -- Asian Themed Fantasy 32 420 Mar 25, 2011 12:44PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS) 2883 1002 May 31, 2011 09:01PM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Ismail to Goodreads.




© 2018 Goodreads Inc