In a medieval Albanian town, two women, mother and daughter, are on their deathbed. Three years have passed since Doruntine married a foreigner and went off with him to his home far to the west in Bohemia. In the meantime, war broke out and all her brothers died. And last night, she came home.
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In a medieval Albanian town, two women, mother and daughter, are on their deathbed. Three years have passed since Doruntine married a foreigner and went off with him to his home far to the west in Bohemia. In the meantime, war broke out and all her brothers died. And last night, she came home.
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Add this copy of Doruntine to cart. $8.85, very good condition, Sold by semra rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by New Amsterdam Books.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of Doruntine to cart. $22.16, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by New Amsterdam Books.
Add this copy of Doruntine: a Novel to cart. $33.75, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by New Amsterdam Books.
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Book. Octavo; VG-/G+; pp 180; blue spine with black text; first U.S. edition, first printing; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; some chipping to edges; cloth exterior has very light wear; tail edge has some rubbing wear; slightly cocked spine; exterior text block shows moderate foxing; fore and tail edges have light tone; interior clean; pages intact. 1345377. FP New Rockville Stock.
Add this copy of Doruntine to cart. $47.46, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Saqi Books.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. The first English translation of Ismail Kadare's novel, 'Doruntine', translated by Jon Rothschild, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. This is the first English translation of the work, which was originally published in 1980. Translated by Jon Rothschild, from the French translation of Jusuf Vrioni. Â This novel is a translation of Albanian novelist, poet and screenwriter, Ismail Kadare. Kadare has received worldwide acclaim, with many of his novels and works of poetry being translated into more than forty languages. 'Doruntine' is based on the old Albanian legend of Constantin and Doruntine, which is a tale of intrigue and death, with the mystery being investigated by local police chief, Stres. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is very smart with light edge wear, more so to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine.
Add this copy of Doruntine to cart. $51.89, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by New Amsterdam Books.
