Albanian author Ismail Kadare remembered by authors from Central and Southern Europe

Kadare became the symbol of how Albanians wanted to be perceived

Originally published on Global Voices

Kadare in his Tirana flat, now a museum. Screenshot from video “Former home of Albanian author Kadare becomes a museum | AFP” on the AFP News Agency YouTube channel. Fair use.

The news of Albanian writer Ismail Kadare's death on July 1 has circulated quickly, stunning global readers and fans, who also include many writers, some of whom are from Central Europe and the Balkans where he enjoyed a particular fame.