{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-stone-ismail-kadare-9780857860125","title":"The Fall of the Stone City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi Colonel, a reunion in the town square and a fateful dinner party that would transform twentieth-century Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A captivating novel of resistance in a dictatorship, and steeped in Albanian folklore, \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Stone City\u003c\/i\u003e shows Kadare at the height of his powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ismail Kadare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857860127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857860125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Ismail Kadare","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063434735871,"sku":"9780857860125","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07d58b2c-5c16-4b01-9c95-7ad3cc9f4c5c.jpg?v=1685389530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-stone-ismail-kadare-9780857860125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}