Doruntine

Ismail Kadare, born in 1936 in the Albanian mountain town of Gjirokaster near the Greek border, is Albania's best-known poet and novelist. He has lived in France since 1990, following his decision to seek asylum. From 1986, under the Communist regime, Mr. Kadare's work was smuggled out of Albania by his French publisher, Éditions Fayard, and stored in safe keeping for later publication. Translations of his novels have since been published in more than forty countries. In addition to Doruntine, Ivan R. Dee also publishes his novels Broken April and The General of the Dead Army. Mr. Kadare is the winner of the inaugural Man Booker International Prize 2005.