Bibliograph

A girl in exile, requiem for Linda B., Ismail Kadare ; translated from the Albanian by John Hodgson

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A girl in exile, requiem for Linda B., Ismail Kadare ; translated from the Albanian by John Hodgson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A girl in exile

Oclc number

988845994

Responsibility statement

Ismail Kadare ; translated from the Albanian by John Hodgson

Sub title

requiem for Linda B.

Summary

While waiting to hear whether his newest play will be approved for production, playwright Rudian Stefa is called in for questioning by the Party Committee. A girl--Linda B.--has been found dead, with a signed copy of his latest book in her possession. He soon learns that Linda's family, considered suspect, was exiled to a small town far from the capital, and that she committed suicide. Under the influence of a paranoid regime, Rudian finds himself swept along on a surreal quest to discover what really happened to Linda B. Through layers of intrigue, her story gradually unfolds: how she loved Rudian from a distance, and the risks she was prepared to take so that she could get close to him. He becomes captivated by her story, and disturbed at how he might be culpable for her fate

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Requiem for Linda B

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