i picked up this book when i was travelling through albania, apparently the writer sadly passed away the day i bought it… did i curse him or ???
anyways, the book is about a young man stuck in a blood feud between two families that has been going on for years -according to the code of kanun. and arghh its so good!!! albanian culture is really fascinating
i really recommend this for those interested in albanian culture.. which you should be since the country is pretty unknown, yet very beautiful and definitely deserves more recognition. also its a pretty short read
i included a link to a wikipedia page about the blood feuds for those interested
Feb 12, 2025
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