{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-stone-city-paperback","title":"The Fall of the Stone City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsmail Kadare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Hodgson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi Colonel, a reunion in the town square and a fateful dinner party that would transform twentieth-century Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A captivating novel of resistance in a dictatorship, and steeped in Albanian folklore, \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Stone City\u003c\/i\u003e shows Kadare at the height of his powers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1936, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eIsmail Kadare is Albania's best-known poet and novelist. Translations of his novels have appeared in more than forty countries. In 2005 he was awarded the first Man Booker International Prize for 'a body of work written by an author who has had a truly global impact'. \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Stone City \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013. Ismail Kadare is the recipient of the highly prestigious 2009 Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras in Spain. He currently lives in Paris, France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766366503200,"sku":"9780857860125","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa4f326c4008c072cf9a5a775759804e.webp?v=1780291278","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-stone-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}