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The Siege

The Siege

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The Siege

by KADARE, Ismail

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ISBN 10
184767030X
ISBN 13
9781847670304
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London: Canongate, 2008. First British edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First British edition. The true first edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. The story of a siege in Albania in the 15th century by Turkish forces.

Synopsis

Ismail Kadare was born in 1936 in Gjirokastër, in the south of Albania. His first novel, The General of the Dead Army , established him as a major new voice in literature, and translations of his novels have since been published in more than forty countries. Chronicle in Stone , The Successor , and Agamemnon’s Daughter are all available from Doubleday Canada. In 2005 he won the inaugural Man Booker International Prize. David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation at Princeton University, is the translator of seven of Ismail Kadare’s novels.

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Bookseller
Sawtooth Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Siege
Author
KADARE, Ismail
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First British edition
ISBN 10
184767030X
ISBN 13
9781847670304
Publisher
Canongate
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2008

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