The Fall of the Stone City

by Ismail Kadare

Book Overview

It is 1943, and the Second World War is ravaging Europe. Mussolini decides to pull out of his alliance with the Nazis, and withdraws the Italian troops occupying Albania. Soon after, Nazi forces invade Albania from occupied Greece. The first settlement in their path is the ancient stone city of Gjirokast r, an Albanian stronghold since the fourteenth century. The townsfolk have no choice but to surrender to the Nazis, but are confused when they see...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802120687
• ISBN13: 9780802120687
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"