Broken April: Ismail Kadare

From the moment that Gjorg`s brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the code of Kanun requires Gjorg to kill his brother`s murderer and then in turn be hunted down. After shooting his brother`s killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days` grace - not enough to see out the month of April.

Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride`s heart goes out to Gjorg, and even these `civilised` strangers from the city risk becoming embroiled in the fatal mechanism of vendetta.