When Rulers Quarrel

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When Rulers Quarrel
First edition (Albanian)
AuthorIsmail Kadare
Original titleKur sunduesit grinden
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian
Genreessay
PublisherOnufri
Publication date
2018

When Rulers Quarrel is a work by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, dealing with the relationship between rulers and literature. It was launched on 16 November 2018 at the 21st National Book Fair in Tirana.[1][2]

Background[edit]

During an interview in December 2016 the writer's wife Helena Kadare announced that Kadare was writing a book about Boris Pasternak.[3]

In July 2018 Kadare's Albanian publisher, Bujar Hudhri, after denying claims made by some media that the writer had been hospitalized, announced that Kadare's newest work "Kur sunduesit grinden" (When Rulers Quarrel) would be published in November of the same year.[4]

Content[edit]

This work deals with the stories of famous writers who have managed to survive and outlive dictatorships, while dictators have died and fallen into oblivion. The story of the Soviet writer Boris Pasternak serves as a binding thread of the work.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kadare prezanton vepren "Kur sunduesit grinden"". ABC News Albania. 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Ismail Kadare presents his new book". Top Channel. 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Kadare, Helena (16 December 2016). "INTERVISTA E PLOTE/ Helena Kadare: Festat e fshehta në bodrumin e Gramoz Pashkos". Gazeta Tema. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ^ Bujar Hudhri (14 July 2018). "Bujar Hudhri: Kadare nuk është shtruar në spital, në Panairin e Librit vjen me "Kur sunduesit grinden"". Shqiptarja.com. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ Hamzai, Dhurata (30 October 2018). "Ismail Kadare së shpejti boton librin "Kur sunduesit grinden"". Shqiptarja.com. Retrieved 30 October 2018.