Broken April
Cover of the November 2003 paperback edition.
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| Author | Ismail Kadare |
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| Original title | Prilli i Thyer |
| Translator | New Amsterdam Books |
| Country | Albania |
| Language | Albanian |
| Publisher | Librairie Arthème Fayard |
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Publication date
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1978 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| ISBN | 0-09-944987-0 |
| OCLC | 52919441 |
Broken April is a novel by award winning Albanian author Ismail Kadare. Published in 1978, the book explores one of Kadare's recurring themes; how the past affects the present.[1]
Contents
Plot
The story tells of Gjorg Berisha, a 26-year-old Albanian man living on the high plateau.[2] He is forced to commit a murder under the laws of the Kanun. As a result of this killing, his own death is sealed; he is to be killed by a member of the opposing family.[1]
Reception
Broken April was lauded by reviewers upon its release. The New York Times described it as "written with masterly simplicity in a bardic style", whilst Wall Street Journal declared Kadare was "one of the most compelling novelists now writing in any language."[3]
Film
During 2001 a movie adaptation of Ismail Kadare's Broken April, called Behind the Sun, was filmed in Brazil.
