The General of the Dead Army

“The writer is a natural enemy of the dictatorship,” said Ismail Kadare, Albania’s most renowned author, who passed away today at 88. Kadare lived by this mantra, using his works to fiercely critique not only the communist regime of Enver Hoxha but all forms of totalitarianism worldwide.

Ismail Kadare, the renowned Albanian writer and playwright, has passed away at the age of 88. According to Reuters, he died in a Tirana hospital following a heart attack.