Quote of the day
If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits.
Ismail Kadare
Born: January 28, 1936
Died: July 1, 2024 (aged 88)
Bio: Ismail Kadare was an Albanian novelist and poet. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army, which made him famous internationally.
Known for:
- Broken April (1978)
- The Palace of Dreams (1981)
- Chronicle in Stone (1971)
- The Siege (1970)
- The General of the Dead Army (1963)