Ismail Kadare

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1936. January 28.
Place of birth: Gjirokastër, Albania

Ismail Kadare (spelled Ismaïl Kadaré in French; born 28 January 1936) is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army, ...