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That's a very good one too!

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Chronicle in Stone is also good as is The Three Arched Bridge and General of The Dead Army. My favorite again is The Palace of Dreams.

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Yes, all good!

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So if you were wondering if there was anyonelse out there like you on Kadare, there is . I will also read whatever Houellebecq puts forth.

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Always glad to encounter a fellow reader of Kadare!

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I'll shamelessly consult Goodreads for a sense of what the reading public thinks of an author. There, for example, I learn that *Broken April* is the most frequently rated novel by Kadare (5,935 ratings), while *Chronicle in Stone* receives the highest overall rating, at 4.09 out of 5. Such 'wisdom of crowds' methods often yield a decent 'starting point' for any given author.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10838.Ismail_Kadare

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By all means, read Kadare and Malcolm, but be aware that some of their work is marked by special pleading for the Albanian side of conflicts with its neighbors.

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On Kadare - read Palace of Dreams if nothing else.

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