Doruntine

by Ismail Kadare

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Doruntine

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...a magical parable of love, death and the power of familial bonds. -Stephen Salisbury, New York Times Book Review

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Read Around The World Challenge user profile avatar for Mircea
(9 months ago)
18 Jan, 2024
Doruntine is a young Albanian woman from a noble family – the Vranachs – who is married into a family that lives far away from the family home. Her brother, Constantine, made an oath to his mother that he would fetch her back if needed. Having heard nothing for three years, Doruntine is one day suddenly awoken by Constantine and taken back on horseback to her mother. He leaves her at the door, saying that he has to go to the church beforehand. When her mother opens the door, both women fall into a state of shock, as Constantine has been dead for three years. Both tell their tale but both die soon after. Stres, the local police chief, is given the task of investigating.

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