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Gjorg is a young mountaineer who (much against his will) has just killed a man in order to avenge the death of his older brother, and who expects to be killed himself in accordance with the Code that regulates life in the Albanian highlands. A young couple on their honeymoon has come to this place to study its age-old customs-including the blood feud. In Broken April, Ismail Kadare intersects the fates of both Gjorg and the young couple with visions of an unending cycle of obligatory murder and the horrifying effects it has on their respective lives. "Dostoevskian in its dark vision."--Kirkus Reviews.
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Broken April, Ismail Kadare
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Broken April
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ismail Kadare
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 1493055178
- ISBN13
- 9781493055173
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, 20th century, Adapted for Film, Albania, Albanian Literature, Blood Revenge
- First published
- 1978
- Original title
- Prilli i thyer
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- Gjorg is a young mountaineer who (much against his will) has just killed a man in order to avenge the death of his older brother, and who expects to be killed himself in accordance with the Code that regulates life in the Albanian highlands. A young couple on their honeymoon has come to this place to study its age-old customs-including the blood feud. In Broken April, Ismail Kadare intersects the fates of both Gjorg and the young couple with visions of an unending cycle of obligatory murder and the horrifying effects it has on their respective lives. "Dostoevskian in its dark vision."--Kirkus Reviews.