Abstract

Ismail Kadare is the outstanding figure of Albanian socialist realism, the only Albanian writer to have achieved an international reputation. His novel The General of the Dead Army (1970) has been translated into some fifteen languages, with French heading the list. In addition, the following novels have likewise appeared in French translation: Les tambours de la pluie (1972), Chronique de la ville de pierre (1973), Le grand hiver (1978), Le crépuscule des dieux de la steppe (1981), Le pont aux trois arches (1981), Avril brisé (1982), and La niche de la honte (1984). His poems have also been translated into various languages.