{"product_id":"9780099560890-the-concert","title":"The Concert","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up – couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling portrait of life under Communist rule by Albania's most important writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up – couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth. The Chinese intend to punish their interfering little ally discreetly. But is the Sino-Albanian axis about to come adrift? This is Kadare’s surreal black comedy about the inner sanctums of political power and the mysterious causal chains that transform ordinary lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘The Concert \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a splendidly deep and serious novel that entirely transcends, as it were, its unremarkable outer garment… Kadare's achievement is to dramatise truthfully throughout. This is a book to read and re-read’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449627783542,"sku":"9780099560890","price":10.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32396970.jpg?v=1760446211","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099560890-the-concert","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}