A review by zoeart
La Pirámide by Ismail Kadare

5.0

Another strangely mystical one by Kadare- this one chronicles the building of an Egyptian pyramid. It re-creates that ancient scene in small pieces and images. It's a sort of chronicle of the process for the builders, as well as for the king who is to be entombed in it. I love the passages that describe each stone, and the history of their journey from the quarry to the pyramid, killing masons and stonelayers along the way. Reading it right now is connected with a new series of drawings I am making, based on images from Ancient Near Eastern art.