The General of the Dead Army
By (author): "Ismail Kadare"
Publish Date:
1963
ISBN1559707909
ISBN139781559707909
AsinThe General of the Dead Army
Original titleGjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur
This is the story of an Italian general, accompanied by his chaplain, charged with the mission of scouring Albania in search of the bones of their fallen countrymen, killed twenty years earlier during World War II. First published in 1963 as Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur; translated from Albanian to French in 1970 by Jusuf Vrioni as Le Général de l'armée morte; and, translated from the French to English by Derek Coltman.