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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

The Palace Of Dreams

Ismail Kadare (author), Barbara Bray (translator)

Paperback Published on: 04/12/2008; Language: English, Albanian (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

Discover a novel which arose from the author's ambition to invent a hell of his own. Kadare's macabre vision of tyranny was banned immediately when it first appeared in Albania in 1981.

At the heart of the Sultan's vast empire stands the mysterious Palace of Dreams.

Inside, the dreams of every citizen are collected, sorted and interpreted in order to identify the 'master-dreams' that will provide the clues to the Empire's destiny and that of its Monarch. An entire nation's consciousness is thus meticulously laid bare and at the mercy of its government...

Translated by Barbara Bray from the French version of the Albanian by Jusuf Vrioni

Publisher information

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099518273
Number of pages: 192
Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 11 mm
Weight: 142g
Languages: English, Albanian (Original language of a translated text)

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A interesting read

The Palace of Dreams was originally banned when its was published in 1981, it was unavailable in Albanian the home of Ismail Kadare. In 1981 Albania would ... READ MORE