Chronicle In Stone

Author: Kadare, Ismail

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 6 December 2018 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canons' series.

Paperback | 384 pages
195 x 131 x 24 | 266g

In a seamless mosaic of dreams and games, a young boy reflects on events as his hometown in Albania falls to a series of invaders. Amid floods and bombings, his own innocence and wonder are lost forever in the madness and brutality of the Second World War.

A disturbing mix of tragedy and comedy, politics and sexuality, Chronicle in Stone is a fascinating masterpiece about what it means to grow up in a turbulent world.