A playwright in Communist Albania falls under scrutiny when his autograph ends up at the center of a mysterious case in Ismail Kadare's A Girl in Exile.
A young woman who recently died, and whose family was out of favor politically, had the signed book. Her friend reaches out to the playwright, with far-reaching consequences.
This recent work is the first novel I have read by Kadare, who remains a towering figure in the history of Albanian literature. It is both a stark portrayal of life in an oppressive state as well as a sometimes dreamlike story with fantasy elements.
Solid, literate novel of interest to those who wonder about life in a communist regime; complicated relationships add value.
I checked this out from the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana and read it quickly.
A young woman who recently died, and whose family was out of favor politically, had the signed book. Her friend reaches out to the playwright, with far-reaching consequences.
This recent work is the first novel I have read by Kadare, who remains a towering figure in the history of Albanian literature. It is both a stark portrayal of life in an oppressive state as well as a sometimes dreamlike story with fantasy elements.
Solid, literate novel of interest to those who wonder about life in a communist regime; complicated relationships add value.
I checked this out from the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana and read it quickly.
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