From the Publisher
The new book from the winner of the inaugural International Man
Booker Prize is a modern-day love story of powerful obsession set
against the background of dark political intrigue.
On the autobahn in Vienna a taxi leaves the carriageway and strikes
the crash barrier, flinging its male and female passengers out of
its back doors as it spins through the air. The driver cannot
explain why he lost control; he only says that the mysterious
couple in the back seat seemed to be about to kiss . . .
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of war and its aftermath in the
Balkans, The Accident intimately documents an
affair between two people caught in each other''s webs. The
investigation into their deaths uncovers a mutually destructive
obsession that mirrors the conflicts of the region. A destabilizing
mixture of vivid hallucination and cold reality, Ismail Kadare''s
new novel is a bold and fascinating departure.
From the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
ISMAIL KADARE was born in 1936 in Gjirokastër, in the south of
Albania. He studied in Tirana and Moscow, returning to Albania in
1960 after the country broke ties with the Soviet Union.
Translations of his novels have since been published in more than
forty countries, and in 2005 he became the first winner of the Man
Booker International Prize.
From the Hardcover edition.
Format: Trade Paperback
Published: February 28, 2012
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Language: English
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 0385670877
ISBN - 13: 9780385670876
