About this title: Kadare calls this novel "the most courageous book I have written." Banned in his native Albania, it involves a secret police that spies not only on its citizens' lives but on their dreams.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781559704168ISBN:1559704160
Description: Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The cover has bumps and scuffs. It has been corner bumped. There is no creasing on the spine. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Willam Morrow
Date Published: 1990
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library Albania's greatest living writer. Written in Albanian and translated from the French of Jusuf Vrioni by Barbara Bray. Still in library plastic wrapper, clean square copy, no pocket or pocket mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VINTAGE Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780099518273ISBN:0099518279
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 192 pages. At the heart of the sultan's vast but fragile empire stands the palace of dreams, where an entire nation's consciousness is tapped into and meticulously laid bare in the form of images and symbols of the dreaming mind. this book talks about the thought-police who have been the most effective instruments of oppression at the service of dictators. (Paperback) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: William Morrow and Company Inc [1993], New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780688111830ISBN:0688111831
Description: Near Fine. First [US] edition. Advance copy: Uncorrected bound galleys in yellow printed wrappers [trade sized paperback format, but of the hardcover edition]. 191 pages. Near Fine or better copy. [This proof version is scarce] read more
Description: Kadare, Ismail., William Morrow & Co., nd (1993), c1993, 1st U.S. Edition, boards & cloth, fine w/dj, 205 pp, 8vo, "In a profound and unsettling novel set in the Balkan peninsula..." read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Arcade Publishing, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781559704168ISBN:1559704160
Description: Like New. No Jacket. LIKE NEW: Trade Paperback. Tiny spot on edge. Looks unused. Clean pages. Excellent overall. B35. Arcade Publishing. Please Note; We donate 10% of sales to local Children's Charities. Email confirmation. Thousands of titles to choose from with a broad selection and variety. The very best customer care, quality of merchandise and secure packaging. Dependable, personal and friendly service. Satisfaction guaranteed. Standard shipments arrive 7-10 business days. Priority 3-6. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780099518273ISBN:0099518279
Description: New. At the heart of the Sultan's vast but fragile empire stands the Palace of Dreams, where an entire nation's consciousness is tapped into and meticulously laid bare in the form of images and symbols of the dreaming mind. This book talks about the though... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781559704168ISBN:1559704160
Description: New. 1559704160. NEW unread copy in as new condition, May have light shelf wear. Ships Within 24 Hours. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! ; 0.66 x 8.18 x 5.5 Inches; 208 pages. read more
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Edition: First edition. First edition so stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780688111830ISBN:0688111831
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 205 p. Audience: General/trade. RED/WHITE SPINE, Illus. front cover. Book has been inspected for you protected by brodart cover and original page count. Book has clean endpapers, price uncut and FROM ALBANIA'S GREATEST LIVING WRITER according to the d.j. blurb. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781860464102ISBN:1860464106
Description: Good. This is an ex-library book Our aim is to create value for our customers through the provision of low cost, affordable products and an overall satisfying buying experience. read more
"This was an interesting book, but made me feel rather anxious... It is, I suppose, the author's idea of what hell might be like. Not a light subject, but beautifully written."
"I would recommend this book to people who are interested in seeing what is happening in the modern Eastern Europe literary scene. Kadare's command of imagery is amazing. One feels that he/she is in a dream as they read the work. At times the main characters feel alittle stiff, but I wonder how much of it has to with the fact that it is a translated work. Despite some stiffness, the book is a delight and will entice people to read more of his work."
"imagine Dante's Inferno,but a modern version. Trapped working in an unfathomable bureaucracy in a totalitarian state, where your every move could lead to disaster - yours or your whole family's. The drudgery and impersonality are perfectly captured, and it's all woven into the history of the Balkans. Suggest you read his earlier work, "The Three Arched Bridge" first."
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