Ismail Kadare, a renowned Albanian author known for works like ‘Broken April’ and ‘The General of the Dead Army,’ has passed away at the age of 88. The celebrated writer, often mentioned as a potential Nobel Prize laureate, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Tirana. Kadare gained international acclaim for his allegorical stories chronicling life under communist dictator Enver Hoxha, and his work has been translated into 45 languages.