The Doll by Ismail Kadare

The Doll

Ismail Kadare with John Hodgson (Translator)

176 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
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From the winner of the first ever Man Booker International Prize: 'a novelist of dazzling mastery' (Independent) At the centre of young Ismail’s world is the unknowable figure of his mother. Naïve and fragile as a paper doll, she is an unlikely...

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Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 43%
challenging 25%
dark 18%
funny 18%
mysterious 18%
informative 12%
tense 12%
lighthearted 6%
sad 6%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 40%
fast 13%

Average rating

3.22

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