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The Fall of the Stone City

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Overview

Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013.

In September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi Colonel, a reunion in the town square and a fateful dinner party that would transform twentieth-century Europe. A captivating novel of resistance in a dictatorship, and steeped in Albanian folklore, The Fall of the Stone City shows Kadare at the height of his powers.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780857860125
  • ISBN-10: 0857860127
  • Publisher: Canongate Books
  • Publish Date: February 2023
  • Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.3 pounds
  • Page Count: 176

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