The Concert
Author(s): Ismail Kadare
It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up - couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth. The Chinese intend to punish their interfering little ally discreetly. But is the Sino-Albanian axis about to come adrift? This is Kadare's surreal black comedy about the inner sanctums of political power and the mysterious causal chains that transform ordinary lives.
Product Information
A chilling portrait of life under Communist rule by Albania's most important writer
General Fields
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- : Vintage
- : Vintage Classics
- : 0.314
- : 04 September 2013
- : 198mm X 131mm X 27mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 November 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : 448
- : 1113
- : Paperback
- : Ismail Kadare