Broken April Paperback / softback
by Ismail Kadare
Paperback / softback
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Two destinies intersect in Broken April. The first is that of Gjor, a young mountaineer who (much against his will) has just killed a man in order to avenge the death of his older brother, and who expects to be killed himself in keeping with the provisions of the Code that regulates life in the highlands.
The second is that of a young couple on their honeymoon who have come to study the age-old customs of the place, including the blood feud. While the story is set in the early twentieth century, life on the high plateaus of Albania takes life back to the Dark Ages.
The bloody shirt of the latest victim is hung up by the bereaved for all to see-until the avenger in turn kills his man with a rifle shot.
For the young bride, the shock of this unending cycle of obligatory murder is devastating.
The horror becomes personified when she catches a glimpse of Gjor as he wanders about the countryside, waiting for the truce of thirty days to end, and life with it.
That momentary vision of the hapless murderer provokes in her a violent act of revulsion and contrition.
Her life will be marked by it always.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:01/10/2020
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- ISBN:9781493055173
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:01/10/2020
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- ISBN:9781493055173