The General of the Dead Army (novel)
First English-language edition | |
| Author | Ismail Kadare |
|---|---|
| Original title | Gjenerali i Ushtrisë së vdekur |
| Translator | Derek Coltman |
| Language | Albanian |
| Genre | History |
| Set in | Albania, 1960s |
| Publisher | |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | PR Albania |
Published in English | 1971 |
| Pages | 264 |
| ISBN | 9780099518266 |
| OCLC | 7277030 |
| 891.9913 | |
| LC Class | PG9621.K3 G513 |
| Followed by | The Siege |
The General of the Dead Army (Albanian: Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur) is a 1963 novel by then 26-year-old Albanian writer Ismail Kadare and his most critically acclaimed. He was encouraged to write it by Drago Siliqi, literary critic and director of the state-owned publishing house Naim Frashëri.