The narrative captures the chaotic shifts in power as the city falls to Italian fascists, then Greeks, then back to Italians, and finally Nazi German forces.
( Kronikë në gur ) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare , first published in 1971. It is widely considered a masterpiece of contemporary European literature and served as a major factor in Kadare winning the inaugural Man Booker International Prize in 2005. Core Content & Plot Chronicle in Stone
While written under the restrictive communist regime of Enver Hoxha, Kadare used metaphor and indirect critique to explore the arbitrary nature of rule and the destruction of innocence. Narrative Structure Chronicle in Stone: A Novel - Books - Amazon.com The narrative captures the chaotic shifts in power