Agamemnon's Daughter: A Novella & Stories
Autor Ismail Kadare Traducere de Tedi Papavrami, Jusuf Vrionien Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2013
Psychologically incisive and impeccably crafted, Agamemnon’s Daughter tells the crushing story of passion shattered by a heartless regime. Once again, Kadare denounces with rare force the machinery of oppression, drawing us back to the ancient roots of Western civilization and tyranny.
This collection also showcases two masterful stories: “The Blinding Order,” a parable about the uses of terror in the Ottoman Empire, and “The Great Wall,” a chilling duet between a Chinese official and a soldier in the invading army of the great conqueror, Tamerlane.
This collection also showcases two masterful stories: “The Blinding Order,” a parable about the uses of terror in the Ottoman Empire, and “The Great Wall,” a chilling duet between a Chinese official and a soldier in the invading army of the great conqueror, Tamerlane.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781611458749
ISBN-10: 1611458749
Pagini: 226
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Arcade Publishing
ISBN-10: 1611458749
Pagini: 226
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Arcade Publishing
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Descriere
A spellbinding story of a jilted lover’s odyssey through a single day as he realizes how the cruelty of dictatorship has conquered his love. Psychologically incisive and impeccably crafted, Agamemnon’s Daughter tells the crushing story of passion shattered by a heartless regime. Once again, Kadare denounces with rare force the machinery of oppression, drawing us back to the ancient roots of Western civilization and tyranny. This collection also showcases two masterful stories: “The Blinding Order,” a parable about the uses of terror in the Ottoman Empire, and “The Great Wall,” a chilling duet between a Chinese official and a soldier in the invading army of the great conqueror.
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Notă biografică
Born in 1936, Ismail Kadare is Albania's best-known poet and novelist. Translations of his novels have appeared in more than forty countries. In 2005 he was awarded the first Man Booker International Prize for 'a body of work written by an author who has had a truly global impact'. He is the recipient of the highly prestigious 2009 Principe de Asturias de las Letras in Spain.