{"product_id":"the-siege-9780802144751","title":"The Siege","description":"Ismail Kadare's \u003ci\u003eThe Siege\u003c\/i\u003e dramatizes a relentless fictional assault on a Christian fortress in the Albanian mountains by the Ottoman Army in the fifteenth century. As the bloody and psychologically crushing struggle for control over the citadel unfolds, Kadare's newest work opens a window onto the eternal clash between religions and empires as well as the exhilaration, despair, and immediacy of the battlefield.\u003cbr\u003eKadare is a hugely respected novelist and a hero to his people, as well as an outspoken critic of all forms of totalitarianism. \u003ci\u003eThe Siege\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"powerfully atmospheric . . . and vividly rendered\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e) novel of considerable cumulative power and resonance for our own times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ismail Kadare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802144751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/08\/2010 pg. 20\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41338160873587,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_faf65410-d9a7-4df2-acf9-bf222aa735bd.jpg?v=1707589951","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-siege-9780802144751","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}