Books from Albania
40 popular albanian books
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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.
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La cena equivocada by Ismail Kadare ES
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Septiembre de 1943, una columna blindada alemana cruza la localidad albanesa de Gjirokaster. Va al mando el coronel Fritz von Schwabe. Una partida de guerrilleros abre fuego contra la avanzadilla, como réplica los alemanes toman rehenes. El doctor Gurameto cree reconocer en Schwabe a un antiguo compañero de estudios en Alemania y le invita a cenar siguiendo la tradicional hospitalidad balcánica. Durante la cena, aprovecha para pedirle que libere a los rehenes, incluido al farmacéutico judío. Pasan diez años, los comunistas controlan el poder. La paranoia estalinista de los complots contra el s... continue
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La mariée était en rouge : roman by Anilda Ibrahimi FR
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Au début du XXe siècle, dans un village isolé des montagnes albanaises, Saba est mariée de force pour solder une dette de sang. Longtemps après, elle et sa petite-fille Dora se décident à raconter leur histoire et celle de leurs proches. Des vies dominées par la violence, entre la loi clanique, les vengeances qui passent les générations et la brutalité policière du régime communiste. Inspirée par l'histoire de ses ancêtres, la romancière Anilda Ibrahimi retrace sur quatre générations, de la Seconde Guerre mondiale à la chute du Mur, les destins tourmentés de femmes en butte aux tradition.... continue
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Dédié à la mémoire de sa mère, ce court récit est, pour le grand écrivain albanais, prétexte à évoquer à nouveau sa ville natale Gjirokastër. C’est aussi, et surtout, l’occasion de décrire les relations entre une mère aussi frêle et légère qu’une poupée de papier mâché, égarée dans une vaste maison dont elle est censée assumer la gestion sous le regard revêche des femmes de sa belle-famille, et un fils intellectuel, émancipé, entretenant une relation hors mariage, usant de mots qu’elle ne comprend pas, dont elle redoute qu’il en vienne à renier tout ce qu’elle incarne : une des plus anciennes ... continue
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Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga EN
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"Xhoga writes with sly, benign wit. Read this novel."--Tom Grimes
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Negative Space by Luljeta Lleshanaku EN
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*Shortlist for the Griffin International Poetry Prize* "Language arrived fragmentary / split in syllables / spasmodic / like code in times of war," writes Luljeta Lleshanaku in the title poem to her powerful new collection Negative Space. In these lines, personal biography disperses into the history of an entire generation that grew up under the oppressive dictatorship of the poet's native Albania. For Lleshanaku, the "unsaid, gestures" make up the negative space that "gives form to the woods / and to the mad woman--the silhouette of goddess Athena / wearing a pair of flip-flops / and an owl o... continue
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Spring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare EN
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As spring arrives in the Albanian mountain town of B-, some strange things are emerging in the thaw. Bank robbers strike the National Bank. The ghastly Kanun, regulator of medieval Albania's blood vendettas, is dredged up from the shipwreck of history. An
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Sworn Virgin by Elvira Dones EN
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Independence in the Albanian mountains means a vow to become a man--independence in America means reclaiming her womanhood.
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The Accident by Ismail Kadare EN
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Why did the taxi crash on the autobahn in Vienna? Who exactly were Besfort Y and Rovena, the mysterious couple who died after being flung from the backseat? How was Besfort connected to the war in the Balkans? And why was his affair with Rovena clouded in jealousy and mistrust? Who wanted them dead? This is the story of the last forty weeks of their lives - a fever dream where love and obsession collide.
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The Country Where No One Ever Dies by Ornela Vorpsi EN
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Victimized by dysfunctional family dynamics while struggling with the harsh realities of Albania's communist regime, a young girl endures everyday violence and the perpetual changing of her own identity, in an English translation of an award-winning first novel. Original.
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Young Ismail's world centres around his mother. Naïve and fragile as a paper doll, she is an unlikely presence in her husband's imposing house, with its hidden rooms and infamous dungeon. Yet despite her youthful nature, she is not without her own enigmas. Most of all, she fears that her intellectual, radical son will exchange her for a superior mother when he becomes a famous writer. From the winner of the first ever Man Booker International Prize, this is a disarming story of home and creative ambition, of personal and political freedom. Rooted in the author's own childhood in Albania, it is... continue