People pass next to a picture of Albanian novelist and playwright Ismail Kadare, who died at age 88, at the Town Hall in Tirana, Albania, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga
TIRANA (Reuters) - Thousands of Albanians gathered in Tirana on Wednesday to pay tribute to their country's best-known novelist Ismail Kadare, who died on Monday after a heart attack.
Albanians from Albania, Kosovo and other countries in the region flocked to the capital to pay their respects to Kadare's coffin, covered with the red and black national flag.
