A girl in exile : requiem for Linda B
Kadare, Ismail2016
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Rudian Stefa is called in for questioning by the Party Committee. An unknown girl - Linda B. - has been found dead, with a signed copy of his latest book in her possession. Rudian remembers writing the dedication at the request of Linda's friend, who has since become his mistress but has now disappeared. He soon learns that Linda's family, considered suspect, were exiled to a small Albanian town far from the capital, and that the girl committed suicide. But what really happened to Linda B.? Through layers of intrigue, her story gradually unfolds: how she loved Rudian from a distance, and the risks she was prepared to take so that she could get close to him. This novel is a stunning, deeply affecting portrait of life and love under surveillance, infused with myth, wry humour and the chilling absurdity of a paranoid regime.
A girl in exile : requiem for Linda B / Ismail Kadare ; translated from the Albanian by John Hodgson.
London : Harvill Secker, 2016
vi, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Translated from the Albanian.
9781846558467
891.99136
English
265417
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | KADA | Onloan - Due: 15 Apr 2024 |