The General of the Dead Army (novel)

The General of the Dead Army
First English-language edition
AuthorIsmail Kadare
Original titleGjenerali i Ushtrisë së vdekur
TranslatorDerek Coltman
LanguageAlbanian
GenreHistory
Set inAlbania, 1960s
Publisher
Publication date
1963
Publication placePR Albania
Published in English
1971
Pages264
ISBN9780099518266
OCLC7277030
891.9913
LC ClassPG9621.K3 G513
Followed byThe Siege 

The General of the Dead Army (Albanian: Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur) is a 1963 novel by then 26-year-old Albanian writer Ismail Kadare and his most critically acclaimed.[1][2] He was encouraged to write it by Drago Siliqi, literary critic and director of the state-owned publishing house Naim Frashëri.[3]

  1. ^ Guppy, Interviewed by Shusha (24 April 1998). "The Art of Fiction No. 153". The Paris Review.
  2. ^ "RICHARD EDER". September 30, 2008.
  3. ^ Jorgaqi, Nasho. "Drago, një jetë e shkurtër, një emër jetëgjatë". Shekulli.