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Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the publication of his... Wikipedia
- Born: January 28, 1936, Gjirokastër, Albania
- Age at death: 88 years
- Died: July 1, 2024, Tirana, Albania
- Occupation: Novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, playwright
- Nationality: Albanian, French
- Citizenship: Albania, Kosovo
- Education: University of Tirana, Languages and Literature at the Faculty of History and Philology, Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
- Period: 1954–2024
- Genre: Subjective realism, dystopia, satire, parable, myth, fable, folk-tale, allegory, and legend.
- Subjects: Albanian history, Albanian folk beliefs, Communism, Ottoman Empire, Totalitarianism
- Notable works: The General of the Dead Army, The Siege, Chronicle in Stone, The Palace of Dreams, The File on H, The Pyramid, Spiritus, The Fall of the Stone City
- Notable awards: Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, 1992, Man Booker International Prize, 2005, Prince of Asturias Award, 2009, Jerusalem Prize, 2015, Order of Legion of Honour, 2016, Park Kyong-ni Prize, 2019, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, 2020
- Spouse: Helena Gushi
- Children: 2, including Besiana
- Relatives: Hoxhë Dobi (Great Grandfather)
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