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Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

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  The Successor by Ismail Kadare

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  A masterful literary thriller with sinister psychological undertones. Kadare blends dream and reality as he draws us into a nightmarish world of ill-conceived rules and misbegotten souls.

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  The File on H by Ismail Kadare

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  A wicked and amusing satire, this is Kadare's lightest work, but one that brims nonetheless with the dark forces of a Communist state. Two visiting scholars, in Albania to record the last epic oral singers, are mistaken for spies and become embroiled in a sinister game of cat and mouse. Fantastic.

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  Spring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare

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  A slender but powerful novel by Albania's resident International Booker-winning genius. Told through the eyes of Mark, a struggling artist in a mountain town, this is a stirring portrait of a country surprised and divided by its new freedom.

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  Chronicle in Stone by Ismail Kadare

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  A stunning tale of war through a child's eyes. In a mosaic of dreams and games, Kadare's young narrator both reflects and distorts events as his ancient and magical town falls prey to the turmoil of World War II. Brilliant.

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  Broken April by Ismail Kadare

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  'The Kanun' is the code of the blood feud of the Albanian mountains and in this frighteningly compelling novel it dictates that Gjorg must seek revenge on his brother's murderer, sealing his own fate in the process. But a honeymooning couple, fascinated by the ways of the mountain folk, take pity on him. Packs the punch of a classic fable.