Broken April

by Ismail Kadare

Rating: 3 (11 votes)

Tags: Set in Albania Male author

Broken April

Description:
Gjorg is 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 accordance with the Code that regulates life in the Albanian highlands. A young couple on their honeymoon has come to this place to study its age-old customs-including the blood feud. In Broken April, Ismail Kadare intersects the fates of both Gjorg and the young couple with visions of an unending cycle of obligatory murder and the horrifying effects it has on their respective lives. "Dostoevskian in its dark vision."--Kirkus Reviews.

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Read Around The World Challenge user profile avatar for Jon
(2 years ago)
01 Nov, 2022
Memorable!

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