A disturbing mix of tragedy, comedy, politics and sexuality, Chronicle in Stone is a fascinating masterpiece from the winner of the inaugural Man Booker International Prize. WWII is about to start, but life for a young boy in small town Albania is still a game. Yet, as the country falls to the Itali
Chronicle in Stone: novel
โ Scribed by Kadare, Ismail
- Publisher
- Arcade Publishing;Canongate
- Year
- 2011;2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
In a seamless mosaic of dreams and games, a young boy reflects on events as his hometown in Albania falls to a series of invaders. Amid floods and bombings, his own innocence and wonder are lost forever in the madness and brutality of the Second World War. A disturbing mix of tragedy and comedy, politics and sexuality, Chronicle in Stone is a fascinating masterpiece about what it means to grow up in a turbulent world.
โฆ Subjects
A Novel
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