Broken April
 Cover of the November 2003 paperback edition. | |
| Author | Ismail Kadare |
|---|---|
| Original title | Prilli i Thyer |
| Translator | New Amsterdam Books |
| Language | Albanian |
| Publisher | Librairie Arthème Fayard |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | Albania |
| Media type | Paperback |
| ISBN | 0-09-944987-0 |
| OCLC | 52919441 |
Broken April is a novel by award-winning Albanian author Ismail Kadare. Published in 1978, the book explores one of Kadare's recurring themes: how the past affects the present.[1]
Plot
Gjorg Berisha, a 26-year-old Albanian man living on the country's high plateau,[2] is forced to commit a murder under the laws of the Kanun to avenge his brother. As a result of this killing, his own death is sealed; he is to be killed by a member of the opposing family.[1]
Reception
Broken April was lauded by reviewers upon its release. The New York Times described it as "written with masterly simplicity in a bardic style", while The Wall Street Journal declared Kadare "one of the most compelling novelists now writing in any language."[3]
Adaptations
In 2001, a movie adaptation of Broken April, called Behind the Sun, was filmed in Brazil.
Footnotes
- ^ a b Liukkonen, Petri. "Ismail Kadare". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Broken April - Ismail Kadare". Longitude. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ "Broken April - Ismail Kadare". Various journals. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2007-10-06.