In three short narratives, Kadare evokes a defining moment in European history28 June 1389, the Field of the Blackbirds. A Christian army made up of Serbs, Bosnians, Albanians and Romanians confront an Ottoman army. In ten hours the battle is over, and the Muslims possess the field; an outcome that has haunted the vanquished ever since.

Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 2011
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Pages: 96
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780099560951
ISBN 10: 009956095X