Albania's world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88
Briefly

Renowned novelist Ismail Kadare, a possible Nobel Literature Prize contender, passed away at 88 in Tirana. His works spanned 80+ pieces translated into 45 languages.
Kadare gained international fame after 'The General of the Dead Army' in 1963; he fled Albania in 1990 before communism fell, returning recently from Paris.
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