KADARE, Ismail.
Broken April.
London: Saqi Books , 1990.
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"And everything would be different, different": First Edition of Ismail Kadare's Broken April
First English edition of this highly esteemed novel and inspiration for the 2001 film starring Rodrigo Santoro, translated from the Albanian. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Some bumping to the crown and foot of the spine. Light bumping and toning to the extremities of the dust jacket.
Set in the North Albanian highlands of the 1930s, 'Broken April' tells the story of Gjorg Berisha as he contends with a centuries-old tradition of hospitality, blood feuds, and revenge killing. "Broken April is written with masterly simplicity in a bardic style, as if the author is saying: Sit quietly and let me recite a terrible story about a blood feud and the inevitability of death by gunfire in my country. You know it must happen because that is the way life is lived in these mountains. Insults must be avenged; family honor must be upheld..." (The New York Times).
Broken April.
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