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Richard Lea

Ismail Kadare, giant of Albanian literature, dies aged 88

Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, pictured in 2005.
Ismail Kadare, pictured in 2005. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian

Ismail Kadare, the Albanian writer who explored Balkan history and culture in poetry and fiction spanning more than 60 years, has died aged 88, his publisher has said.

Bujar Hudhri, Kadare’s editor at Tirana-based publishing house Onufri, said Kadare died on Monday after being rushed to hospital, with Reuters reporting the writer had suffered cardiac arrest.

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