Albanian great writer Ismail Kadare dies

Kadare died at 88. He was born in Gjirokastra on January 28, 1936.

It was academic, politician, former members of the People's Assembly (1970-882), deputy chairman of the Democratic Front and one of the greatest contemporary writers.

As a writer, he was distinguished mainly for prose, but his contribution was also extended to dramatology, poetry, and translations. He started writing when he was still young, originally poetry, with which he became known, and then prose, becoming the main Albanian proszator. His works have been translated into some 45 different languages, thus being the principal representative of Albanian literature around the world. / TCH