A PRAGMATIC OVERVIEW OF ISMAIL KADARE’S BROKEN APRIL
A PRAGMATIC OVERVIEW OF ISMAIL KADARE’S BROKEN APRIL

Summary/Abstract: Ismail Kadare is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Albanian literature. He left behind literary works that have been translated into many different languages. This paper aims to go through a pragmatic analysis of Broken April, one of his well-known novels. The objective of the study is to go through the use of speech acts and politeness strategies in the novel. The interpersonal tensions that are subject of this novel are presented in the narrative and dialogues through sharp use of speech acts, from representatives, directives and expressive. In addition to the speech acts use, this paper also focuses on a further analysis of politeness strategies, trying to see how the characters use these strategies, more exactly face, to build relationships, mitigate positions or even manage situations. This paper sheds light on the pragmatic patterns that Kadare uses in such a dramatic novel where the situations are intense, deep and go further beyond a personal conflict.

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