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)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo