by IsmailKadare (Author)
It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up - couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth. The Chinese intend to punish their interfering little ally discreetly. But is the Sino-Albanian axis about to come adrift? This is Kadare's surreal black comedy about the inner sanctums of political power and the mysterious causal chains that transform ordinary lives.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 05 Sep 2013
ISBN 10: 0099560895
ISBN 13: 9780099560890