The torn April
The torn April (original title: Prilli i thyer ) is a novel by Ismail Kadare published in 1980 in Albanian . The subject of the book is the law of blood revenge , which has been spread in Albania for hundreds of years and which is part of the Kanun .
The first edition was published by the Naim Frashëri publishing house in Tirana.
content
It tells the story of a young man, Gjorgj Berisha , from the mountainous northern Albania, who has to avenge the murder of his brother because of the blood revenge that binds him . His family has been in a feud with the murderer's family for 70 years, which was triggered by the murder of a guest of his family by a member of the other family. The novel goes into the origins and various rules of the canoe.
In a second, parallel storyline, a newly married couple from middle-class backgrounds drives through the Albanian mountains during their honeymoon. A journey into a dark, dreary world in which the bride Diana becomes more and more estranged from her husband, the writer Besian Vorpsi .
In the middle of the novel, the couple's paths cross with Gjorgj. Without having exchanged a word, Gjorgj and Diana are impressed by the brief encounter and then keep an eye out for the other.
translation
The German translation is by Joachim Röhm .
expenditure
- Ismail Kadare: The torn April . Residenz-Verlag, Salzburg 1989, ISBN 3-7017-0596-8 (Albanian: Prilli i thyer . Translated by Joachim Röhm).
- Ismail Kadare: The torn April . Ammann Verlag, Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-250-60040-7 (Albanian: Prilli i thyer . Translated by Joachim Röhm).
- Ismail Kadare: The torn April . No. 15761 . Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-596-15761-7 (Albanian: Prilli i thyer . Translated by Joachim Röhm).
Movie
The film Behind the Sun (original title: Abril Despedaçado ) by the Brazilian director Walter Salles from 2001 is based on Kadare's novel. Salles moved the story to Brazil.
literature
- Peter Faesi: Kadare, The Torn April . Lecture at the University of St. Gallen. Albanisches Institut St. Gallen, November 2005 ( copy (PDF) [accessed on January 6, 2015]).
Web links
- Joachim Roehm on the book (with text sample)