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'''''The Pyramid''''' is a 1992 novel written by [[Ismail Kadare]]. It is considered to serve both literary and dissident purposes.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55970-314-7 Review] 04/01/1996</ref> It is a political allegory of absolute political power. |
'''''The Pyramid''''' ({{Langx|sq|Piramida}}) is a 1992 novel written by [[Ismail Kadare]]. It is considered to serve both literary and dissident purposes.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55970-314-7 Review] 04/01/1996</ref> It is a political allegory of absolute political power. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The first part of the novel was written in 1988-1990 but was rejected by the state publisher.<ref name="Fayé"/> It was serialized in January 1991 in several issues of the new opposition newspaper ''[[Rilindja Demokratike|Democratic Renaissance]]''. |
The first part of the novel was written in 1988-1990 but was rejected by the state publisher.<ref name="Fayé"/> It was serialized in January 1991 in several issues of the new opposition newspaper ''[[Rilindja Demokratike|Democratic Renaissance]]''. |
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<ref name="Elsie">{{cite book|author1=Robert Elsie|authorlink1=Robert Elsie |title =Albanian Literature: A Short History |date=2005|publisher=IBTaurus |isbn=1-84511-031-5 |page=178}}</ref> After the establishment of pluralism and democracy in Albania, it was completed and published in [[Tirana]] and [[Paris]]. |
<ref name="Elsie">{{cite book|author1=Robert Elsie|authorlink1=Robert Elsie |title =Albanian Literature: A Short History |date=2005|publisher=IBTaurus |isbn=1-84511-031-5 |page=178}}</ref> After the establishment of pluralism and democracy in Albania, it was completed and published in [[Tirana]] and [[Paris]].<ref name="Fayé">{{cite book|last=Fayé|first=Eric|editor-last=Kadaré|editor-first=Ismail|title= Oeuvres completes: tome 1 |publisher=Editions Fayard |date=1993|pages=80-82}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Fayé">{{cite book|last=Fayé|first=Eric|editor-last=Kadaré|editor-first=Ismail|title= Oeuvres completes: tome 1 |publisher=Editions Fayard |date=1993|pages=80-82}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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The Pyramid is a political allegory set in ancient Egypt. It is the tale of the conception and construction of the |
''The Pyramid'' is a political allegory set in ancient Egypt. It is the tale of the conception and construction of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] by [[Cheops]], but also of absolute political power.<ref name="Elsie"/> |
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==Reception== |
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Latest revision as of 21:08, 10 November 2024
 First edition (Albanian) | |
| Author | Ismail Kadare |
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| Translator | Jusuf Vrioni & David Bellos |
| Language | Albanian |
| Genre | Novel, Fiction |
| Published | 1992 |
| Publisher | Çabej (Albania) Arcade Publishing (USA) Harvill Press (UK) |
| Publication place | Albania |
Published in English | 1 February 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 p. (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 1-55970-314-8 (US hardback edition) & ISBN 1-86046-123-9 (UK hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 32429764 |
| 891/.9913 20 | |
| LC Class | PG9621.K3 P5813 1996 |
The Pyramid (Albanian: Piramida) is a 1992 novel written by Ismail Kadare. It is considered to serve both literary and dissident purposes.[1] It is a political allegory of absolute political power.
Background
[edit]The first part of the novel was written in 1988-1990 but was rejected by the state publisher.[2] It was serialized in January 1991 in several issues of the new opposition newspaper Democratic Renaissance. [3] After the establishment of pluralism and democracy in Albania, it was completed and published in Tirana and Paris.[2]
Plot
[edit]The Pyramid is a political allegory set in ancient Egypt. It is the tale of the conception and construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza by Cheops, but also of absolute political power.[3]
Reception
[edit]The New York Times picked up on the significance of The Pyramid:
"For the pyramid, viewed by his subjects as an abiding symbol of his total and incontestable power, comes to be seen by him as a personal memento mori, a constant and paralyzing reminder that his brief life will give way to an eternal entombment in stone."[4]
In 1993, the novel was awarded the Prix Méditerranée Étranger in France.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Review 04/01/1996
- ^ a b Fayé, Eric (1993). Kadaré, Ismail (ed.). Oeuvres completes: tome 1. Editions Fayard. pp. 80–82.
- ^ a b Robert Elsie (2005). Albanian Literature: A Short History. IBTaurus. p. 178. ISBN 1-84511-031-5.
- ^ Bawer, Bruce (28 April 1996). "Land of the Pharaoh: New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2006.
- ^ Nicole Gaspon (14 April 1993). "ISMAÏL KADARÉ COURONNÉ POUR «LA PYRAMIDE»". L'humanity. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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