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AGAMEMNON'S DAUGHTER
A NOVELLA AND STORIES |
By: |
Ismail Kadare, David Bellos (Trans) |
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ISBN 10: |
1841959782 |
ISBN 13: |
9781841959788 |
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Publisher: |
CANONGATE BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
7 February, 2008 |
Edition: |
Main |
Pages: |
240 |
Translated from: |
French |
Description: |
Sacrificed to further a father's blood-soaked career; sacrificed for the common good; sacrificed, then forgotten. |
Synopsis: |
In his compelling prequel to The Successor, Kadare draws us into a land deprived of choice, a country under a reign of terror. The spellbinding Agamemnon's Daughter was written in Albania in the 1980s and smuggled into France a few pages at a time. It reveals a world where fear is an instrument of power, but the individual survives despite the odds. From the winner of the first Man Booker International Prize comes a searing story of love denied, then shattered under the chilling wheels of the state. Through the impeccably crafted, incisive tale of a thwarted lover's odyssey through a single day, we are given a true sense of how hard it can be to remain human in a world ruled by fear and suspicion. |
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Illustrations |
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UK |
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Canongate Books Ltd |
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