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40 popular albanian books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Albania. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.

11.

Der zerrissene April by Ismail Kadare DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
Ismail Kadare erzählt die Geschichte der albanischen Blutrache, die gemäß einem tausendjährigen Gesetz noch bis in die siebziger Jahre gültig war und öffnet uns eine Welt von Legenden und Mythen, die sonst nirgends auf der Welt mehr existieren.


13.

Doruntine by Ismail Kadare EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
...a magical parable of love, death and the power of familial bonds. -Stephen Salisbury, New York Times Book Review

14.

Dukken by Ismail Kadare NO

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania

15.

El palacio de los sueños by Ismaíl Kadaré ES

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
La construcción fabulosa de una especie de reino de la muerte, de un infierno en el que los sueños y el inconsciente colectivo son analizados y censurados, se convierte en una de las mejores alegorías del poder totalitario de Ismaíl Kadaré, así como uno de sus más perfectos logros narrativos. El joven Mark-Alem, vástago de los Quyprilli, influyente familia de procedencia albanesa, y promotora de importantes reformas en el seno del Imperio Otomano, consigue un atractivo puesto de funcionario en EL PALACIO DE LOS SUEÑOS, inquietante organismo estatal al que cada ciudadano está obligado a enviar ... continue

16.

El Tiempo de las Cabras by Luan Starova, Ramón Sánchez Lizarralde ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
El narrador de la novela, hijo de exiliados albaneses y trasunto del autor, se dispone a catalogar la biblioteca de su padre y al descubrir en ella una colección de libros relacionados con las cabras evoca los acontecimientos que presenció durante su niñez, poco después de que su familia se instalara en Macedonia. En aquella época, justo al terminar la segunda guerra mundial el nuevo régimen trabajaba con ahínco en crear una gran clase proletaria en un país hasta entonces rural. Los pastores fueron obligados a instalarse en las ciudades y, así, un buen día éstas amanecieron blancas, invadidas ... continue

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El Último viaje de Ago Ymeri by Bashkim Shehu ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
Bashkim Shehu es uno de los escritores albaneses más productivos de nuestro tiempo. Desde 1993, ha publicado sistemáticamente un número creciente de sus obras cada año. Bashkim Shehu nació en 1955 en Tirana. Hasta 1981, trabajó como guionista en el estudio cinematográfico Shqipëria e re. Desde 1997, reside en Barcelona. Actualmente trabaja como asesor para Europa del Este en el Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona. Algunos de sus libros se han publicado en diferentes idiomas, como: El último viaje de Ago Ymeri (novel... continue

18.

Elegy for Kosovo by Ismail Kadare EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
This battle established the Muslim foothold in Europe and became the centerpiece of Serbian nationalist ideology, justifying the campaign of ethnic cleansing of Albanian Kosovars that the world witnessed with horror at the end of the past century. In this eloquent and timely reflection on war, memory, and the destiny of two peoples, Ismail Kadare explores in fiction the legend and the consequences of that defeat."--BOOK JACKET.

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Free : A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi EN

Rating: 4 (23 votes)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordained future, a guarantee of security among enthusiastic comrades. That is, until she found herself clinging to a stone statue of Joseph Stalin, newly beheaded by student protests. Communism had failed to deliver the promised utopia. One’s “biography”—class status and other associations long in the past—put strict boundaries around one’s individual future. When Lea’s parents spoke of relatives going to “university” or “graduating,” they were speaking of grave secrets Lea struggled to unveil. And wh... continue

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Free : Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / Albania flag Albania
Description:
Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth, a place where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. Albania, the last Stalinist outpost in Europe, was almost impossible to visit, almost impossible to leave. It was a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. To Lea, it was home. People were equal, neighbours helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. There was community and hope. Then, in December 1990, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything changed. The statues of Stalin and Hoxha were topple... continue


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