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Ismail Kadare

1936 - 2024

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Ismail Kadare (Albanian: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe]; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual, focusing on poetry until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army, which made him famous internationally. Kadare is regarded by some as one of the greatest writers and intellectuals of the 20th and 21st centuries, and as a universal voice against totalitarianism. Living in Albania during a time of strict censorship, he devised stratagems to outwit Communist censors who had banned three of his books, using devices such as parable, myth, fable, folk-tale, allegory, and legend, sprinkled with double-entendre, allusion, insinuation, satire, and coded messages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ismail Kadare is the 312th most popular writer (up from 401st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Albania (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Albanian Writer.

Ismail Kadare is most famous for his novels. He has written many novels, but the most famous are The General of the Dead Army, The Palace of Dreams, and The Pyramid.

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Among writers, Ismail Kadare ranks 312 out of 7,302. Before him are Chrétien de Troyes, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Robert Musil, Claudius Aelianus, J. M. G. Le Clézio, and J. M. Coetzee. After him are Herman Melville, Max Brod, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Ernst Jünger, Antonin Artaud, and Doris Lessing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ismail Kadare ranks 12. Before him are Yves Saint Laurent, Robert Redford, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Barry Barish, Amancio Ortega, and Mikhail Tal. After him are Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Margaret Hamilton, Ken Loach, Valery Legasov, Harald zur Hausen, and John McCain. Among people deceased in 2024, Ismail Kadare ranks 11. Before him are Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, O. J. Simpson, Fethullah Gülen, Paul Auster, and Mário Zagallo. After him are William Anders, Alberto Fujimori, Peter Higgs, Maria Branyas, Daniel Kahneman, and Princess Birgitta of Sweden.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Ismail Kadare ranks 7 out of 150. Before him are Skanderbeg (1405), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Enver Hoxha (1908), Zog I of Albania (1895), Safiye Sultan (1550), and Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750). After him are Charles III of Naples (1345), Sali Berisha (1944), Prince Marko (1335), Ramiz Alia (1924), Ismail Qemali (1844), and Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450).

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Among WRITERS In Albania

Among writers born in Albania, Ismail Kadare ranks 1. After him are Sami Frashëri (1850), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), Naim Frashëri (1846), Dritëro Agolli (1931), Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Pashko Vasa (1825), Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1827), Fatos Kongoli (1944), Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911), Ndre Mjeda (1866), and Fatos Arapi (1930).

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