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BIOGRAPHY
Ismail Kadare, poet and novelist, was born in Gjirokastra, Albania. His father was a civil service worker. He was educated at the University of Tirana and the Gorky Institute of World Literature in Moskow. He received his teacher's diploma from the former. Kadare was a delegate in 1970 to the People's Assembly.
Kadare's first collection of poetry, FRYMEZIMET DJALOSHARE, was published when he was 18. He published his first novel, GJENERALI I USHTRISE SE VDEKUR (THE GENERAL OF THE DEAD ARMY), nine years later. The novel gained him international recognition.
Ismail Kadare currently lives in Paris, France.
CHRONOLOGY
1936 He was born in Gjirokastra, Albania.
1954 FRYMEZIMET DJALOSHARE
1956 He received his teacher's diploma from the University of Tirana.
1957 ENDERRIMET
1961 SHEKULLI IM
1963 GJENERALI I USHTRISE SE VDEKUR (THE GENERAL OF THE DEAD ARMY)
1964 PERSE MENDOHEN KETO MALE
1966 VJERSHA DHE POEMA TE ZGJEDHURA
1967 QYTETI I JUGUT
1968 DASMA (THE WEDDING); MOTIVE ME DIELL
1970 KESHJELLA (THE CASTLE); He served as a delegate to the People's Assembly.
1971 AUTOBIOGRAFI E POPULLIT NE VARGJE DHE SHENIME TE TJERA; KRONIK' N' GUR, TIRANA (CHRONICLE IN STONE)
1973 IDMRI I VETMISE SE MADHE; LINJA TE LARGETA, SHENIME UDHETIMI
1975 N'NTORI I NJ' KRYEQYTETI, TIRANA; He was forbidden to publish for three years.
1976 POEZIA SHQIPE 28; KOHA, VJERSHA DHE POEMA
1977 EMBLEMA E DIKURSHME, TREGIME E NOVELA; DIMRI I MADH (THE GREAT WINDER)
1978 URA ME TRI HARGE (THE THREE-ARCHED BRIDGE);; PRILLI I THYER (BROKEN APRIL)
1979 ON THE LAY OF THE KNIGHTS; POEZI
1980 BUZEQESHJE MBI BOTE; GJAKFOHTESIA; AUTOBIOGRAFIA E POPULLIT NE VARGJE (THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE PEOPLE IN VERSE); KUSH E SOLLI DORUNTINEN; NJ' DOSJE P'R HOMERIN; SJELL'SI I FATKEQ'SIS'; VITI I MBRAPSHT'; KRUSHQIT JAN' T' NGRIR'
1981 VEPRA LETRARE, 1981-89, 12 vols.; NENPUNESI I PALLATIT TE ENDRRAVE (THE PALACE OF DREAMS)
1986 KOHA E SHKRIMEVE: TREGIME, NOVELA, PERSHKRIME
1988 KONCERT N' FUND T' DIMRIT (THE CONCERT)
1990 ESKILI, KY HUMBES I MADH; FTESE NE STUDIO; MIGIENI OSE URAGANI I NDERPRERE
1991 ARDHJA E MIGJENIT NE LETERSINE SHQIPE; ENDERR MASHTRUESE, TREGIME E NOVELA; ARDHJA E MIGJENIT N' LET'RSINE SHQIPE; PRINTEMPS ALBANAIS; NGA NJE DHJETOR NE TJETRIN; PERBINDESHI; INVITATION A L'ATELIER DE L'ECRIVAIN SUIVI DE LE POIDS DE LA CROIX PARIS; PESH E KRYQIT; He moved to Paris.
1992 NATA ME H'N'; LA PYRAMIDE
1993 OEUVRES; VEPRA
1994 NOEL, UNE ANTHOLOGIE DES PLUS BEAUX TEXTES DE LA LITTERATURE MONDIALE; L'OMBRE
1995 ALBANIE; LA LEGENDE DES LEGENDES; VISAGE DES BALKANS
1996 DIALOG ME ALAIN BOSQUET; SHKABA; SPIRITUS, ROMAN ME KAOS, ZBULESE DHE CMERS
1997 KUSHERIRI I ENGJEJVE ;POEMES 1957-1997
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