Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
by:
Ismail Kadaré (author)
In a town at the foot of the northern Highlands, life goes on as always, but people are in a state of shock: a bank has been robbed, a sure sign of the Westernization of this backward Balkan land. Meanwhile, other strange events -- such as the marriage of a girl and a snake -- confirm that...
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In a town at the foot of the northern Highlands, life goes on as always, but people are in a state of shock: a bank has been robbed, a sure sign of the Westernization of this backward Balkan land. Meanwhile, other strange events -- such as the marriage of a girl and a snake -- confirm that ancient legends still prevail. People are flocking from far and wide to search for a
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781559706353 (155970635X)
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Pages no: 182
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Modern,
Magical Realism,
Albanian Literature,
Fiction,
21st Century
So, first of all I'm happy to report that Romanians have a very good translation of the book, thanks to Marius Dobrescu. I understand the situation is not so good for the English version, which is translated from French, which is translated from Albanian. huh!People say that in order to like this bo...
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