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The General of the Dead Army

novel by Kadare

Also known as: “Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur”

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In Ismail Kadare
…i ushtrisë së vdekur (1963; The General of the Dead Army [film 1983]), his best-known novel, was his first to achieve an international audience. It tells the story of an Italian general on a grim mission to find and return to Italy the remains of his country’s soldiers who died…
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place in Albanian literature

In Albanian literature
…i ushtrisë së vdekur (1963; The General of the Dead Army) catapulted him to worldwide fame.
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