World-renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies aged 88

World-renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies aged 88
Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare (Thibault Camus/AP)

Renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has died after being taken to hospital in Tirana, his publishing editor said on Monday. He was 88.

Kadare has long been mentioned as a possible contender for the Nobel Literature Prize.

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