KADARE, Ismail

KADARE, Ismail. Albanian, b. 1936. Genres: Novels, Novellas/Short stories, Poetry, Literary criticism and history. Career: Novelist, short story writer, and poet. Publications: NOVELS: Gjenerali i ushtrise se vdekur, 1963, trans. as The General of the Dead Army: A Novel, 1971; Dasma, 1968, trans. as The Wedding, 1972; Kronike ne gur, 1971, trans. as Chronicle in Stone, 1987; Dimri i vetmise se madh (title means: The Great Winter), 1973, as Dimri i madh, 1981; Nentori i nje kryeqyti, 1975; Keshtjella, c. 1970, trans. as The Castle, c. 1980; Ura me tri harqe: triptik me nje intermexo, 1978, trans. as The Three-Arched Bridge, 1995; The Niche of Shame, 1978; Gjakftohtesia: Novela, 1980; Kush e solli Doruntinen (title means: Who Brought Doruntine Back?), 1980, trans. as Doruntine, 1988; Viti I mbrapshte (title means: The Dark Year), 1980; Krushqit jane te ngrire (title means: The Wedding Procession Turned into Ice), 1980; Prilli I thyer, 1980, trans. as Broken April, 1990; Nenpunesi I pallatit te enderrave (title means: Employee of the Palace of Dreams), 1980, trans. as The Palace of Dreams, 1993; Nje dosje per Homerin (also known as Dosja H; title means: The H Dossier), 1980, trans. as The File on H, 1998; Le crepuscule des dieux de la steppe (title means: The Twilight of the Gods of the Steppe), 1981; La niche de la honte, trans., c. 1984; Koncert ne fund te dimrit (title means: Concert at the End of Winter), 1988, trans. as The Concert: A Novel, 1994; Perbindeshi (title means: The Monster), 1991; Piramida, 1992, trans. as The Pyramid, 1996; Nata me hene (title means: A Moonlit Night), 1985; Hija (title means: The Shadow), 1994; Shkaba, 1996. SHORT STORIES: Qyteti i jugut (title means: The Southern City), 1964; Sjellesi I fatkeqesise (title means: Caravan of Veils), 1980; Invitation a un concert officiel et autre recits (title means: Invitation to an Official Concert and Other Stories), 1985; La Grande Muraille, suivi de Le firman aveugle, 1993. POETRY: Frymezimet djaloshare, 1954; Motive me diell: vjersha dhe poema, c. 1969; Koha: vjersha dhe poema, 1976; Buzeqeshje mbi bote, 1980; The Sixties; Insufficient Time. CRITICISM AND ESSAYS: Autobiografia e popullit ne vargje, 1980, trans. as The Autobiography of the People in Verse, 1987; Eskili, ky humbes i madh (title means: Aeschylus, the Great Loser), 1988; Ftese ne studio (title means: Invitation to the Studio), 1990; Ardhja e Migjenit ne letersine shqipe (title means: The Arrival of Migjeni in Albanian Literature), 1991; Pranvera shqiptare (title means: The Albanian Spring), c. 1991; La legende des legendes (title means: The Legend of Legends), 1995; Visage des Balkans (title means: Visages of Balkans), 1995. OTHER: Emblema e dikurshme: tregime e novela, 1977; Keshtjella dhe helmi: pjese teatrale, 1977; On the Lay of the Knights, 1979; Vepra letrare (title means: Works), 12 vols., 1981; Koha e shkrimeve: tregime, novela, pershkrime (title means: Epoch of Writings; collection of two novels, eight short stories, and three travel sketches), 1986; Entretiens avec Eric Faye (interview; title means: Conversations with Eric Faye), 1991; Endrra mashtruese: tregime e novela, 1991; Spiritus: roman me kaos, zbulese dhe cmeers, 1996; Lulet e ftohta te marsit, Froides flours d'avril, 2000. Address: c/o Librairie Artheme Fayard, 75 rue des Saints-Peres, F-75006 Paris, France.