The Three-Arched Bridge by Ismail Kadare
This novel serves as a parable on the conflicts that ravage the Balkan states, with the monk Gjon, 14th-century chronicler, revealing the story behind the building of a bridge.
The bridge is a foreboding, an omen, a threatIt is a bridge over which Asia will invade Europe and the future will invade the past. Kadare, an Albanian, has used the materials at hand to become one of Europe's great writers - Los Angeles Times. An utterly captivating yarn: strange, vivid, ominous, macabre and wise - New York Times
Ismail Kadare, born in 1936 in the mountain town of Gjirokaster, near the Greek border, is Albania's best-known poet and novelist. Since the appearance of The General of the Dead Army in 1965, Kadare has published scores of stories and novels that make up a panorama of Albanian history linked by a constant meditation on the nature and human consequences of dictatorship. His works brought him into frequent conflict with the authorities from 1945 to 1985. In 1990 he sought political asylum in France, and now divides his time between Paris and Tirana. He is the winner of the first ever Man Booker International Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860464638 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860464637 |
| Title | The Three-Arched Bridge |
| Author | Ismail Kadare |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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