Kadare, Ismail
Summary: "At the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the main square of Constantinople, a niche is carved into ancient stone. Here, the sultan displays the severed heads of his adversaries. People flock to see the latest head and gossip about the state of the empire: the province of Albania is demanding independence again, and the niche awaits a new trophy... Tundj Hata, the imperial courier, is charged...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KADKadare, Ismail.
Summary: A tale blending history and folklore traces the occupation of the ancient Albanian stone city of Gjirokastër by Nazi forces in 1943 and the bizarre hospitality shown by a doctor to the Nazi colonel during a fateful dinner party.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KADHodgson, Antonia.
Summary: It's 1727. Tom Hawkins prefers wine, women, and cards. But he's honorable and won't pull family strings to get out of debt, not even when faced with the notorious debtors' prison: The Marshalsea Gaol. Within moments of his arrival, Hawkins learns there's a murderer on the loose. He accepts an offer of a room from the mysterious Samuel Fleet, only to find out that it was Fleet's last roommate...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media 2014