See Also: Kadare, Ismail(encyclopedia)
Gasprinski, Ismail(encyclopedia)
Ismail (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Imeni Ismail Samani Peak(encyclopedia)
Sariyer Ismail Akgun Devlet Hastanesi(health)

Kadare, Ismail (sh)




born Jan. 28, 1936, Gjirokast? r, Alb.

Albanian novelist and poet.

The son of a post-office worker, Kadare became a journalist. Unhappy with the political environment in Albania, he eventually made his home in Paris. Among his better-known works are the novels The General of the Dead Army (1963), about post-World War II Albania, and The Castle (1970), which explores Albanian nationalism. The stories in Elegy for Kosovo (1999) concern a 14th-century battle between Balkan leaders and the Ottoman Empire. He was the only Albanian writer to have an international following in the 20th century.