The Pyramid by Ismail Kadare (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Pyramid by Ismail Kadare, Barbara Bray When the new Egyptian Pharaoh decrees that he does not want a pyramid built in his honour his advisers are aghast. So the Pharaoh agrees to the construction of a pyramid colossal beyond imagining, an edifice that crushes dozens of people as each block is added and which inexorably drains the lifeblood from the country. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Kadares classic parable of life under a communist dictatorshipDiscover Kadares classic parable of life under a communist dictatorshipWhen the new Egyptian Pharaoh decrees that he does not want a pyramid built in his honour his advisers are aghast. It is their firm belief that peace and prosperity only make the people more difficult to control - they must be kept under the whip. So the Pharaoh agrees to the construction of a pyramid colossal beyond imagining, an edifice that crushes dozens of people as each block is added and which inexorably drains the lifeblood from the country. As Egypt builds its monument to death, its neighbours plot and gloat...He has been compared to Gogol, Kafka and Orwell. But Kadares is an original voice, universal yet deeply rooted in his own soil Independent on Sunday Back Cover A vast, deep, obsessive parable... Its fundamental significance transcends its apparent meaning Figaro When the new Egyptian Pharaoh decrees that he does not want a pyramid built in his honour his advisers are aghast. It is their firm belief that peace and prosperity only make the people more difficult to control - they must be kept under the whip. So the Pharaoh agrees to the construction of a pyramid colossal beyond imagining, an edifice that crushes dozens of people as each block is added and which inexorably drains the lifeblood from the country. As Egypt builds its monument to death, its neighbours plot and gloat... Kadare is patently a world-class novelist and prose poet Boston Globe See also: The Three-Arched Bridge Author Biography Ismail Kadare (Author)Ismail Kadare (1936-2024) is Albanias best-known novelist and poet. Translations of his novels have appeared in more than forty countries. He was awarded the inaugural Man Booker International Prize in 2005, the Jerusalem Prize in 2015, the Park Kyong-ni Prize in 2019 and the Neustadt Prize in 2020. Review [Kadare] chronicled the dark years of dictatorship in masterpieces such as The Pyramid * Independent *A haunting sense of time moving backwards and forwards like a train at a terminus, an authentic sense of adventure, and an extraordinary facility with metaphor take over… Kadares new novel is mesmerising. * Sydney Morning Herald *A vast, deep, obsessive parable. Like every parable, its fundamental significance transcends its apparent meaning * Figaro *A masterpiece... A hauntingly beautiful parable woven from the fabric of history yet timeless in its reach * San Francisco Chronicle Book Review *In the end, this book - which does not have (or need) a conventional plot, protagonist or conflict - adds up to a haunting meditation on the matter-of-fact brutality of political despotism, the harshness of life among the humble and powerless, and the vastness, ubiquity and stonelike permanence of death, which treats all humanity as equals. * New York Times *He has been compared to Gogol, Kafka and Orwell. But Kadares is an original voice, universal yet deeply rooted in his own soil * Independent on Sunday * Promotional Kadares classic parable of life under a communist dictatorship Review Text [Kadare] chronicled the dark years of dictatorship in masterpieces such as The Pyramid Review Quote [Kadare] chronicled the dark years of dictatorship in masterpieces such as The Pyramid Promotional "Headline" Kadares classic parable of life under a communist dictatorship Details ISBN0099560925 Author Barbara Bray Pages 128 Year 2013 ISBN-10 0099560925 ISBN-13 9780099560920 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-09-05 Imprint Vintage Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 891.9913 Publisher Vintage Publishing Language English UK Release Date 2013-09-05 AU Release Date 2013-09-05 NZ Release Date 2013-09-05 Translated from Albanian Translator Barbara Bray Alternative 9781473520585 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:76476090;

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