Albanian author Ismail Kadare

Born in 1936, Ismail Kadare is Albania’s best-known poet and novelist. His books have been translated into 30 different languages. In 2005 he was awarded the first Man Booker International Prize for ‘a body of work written by an author who has had a truly global impact.’He is also the recipient of the 2009 Principe de Asturias de las Letras in Spain.