''The Concert'' is a 1988 historical novel by Ismail Kadare. Originally titled () in Albanian, the novel treats the events leading to the break in Albanian-Chinese diplomatic relations in the period 1972–1978.Sarvepalli Gopal ''History of Humanity'' Vol. VII ''The Twentieth Century'' 9231040839 2008 "The Albanian writer Ismail Kadaré is quite prolific. his novel The Concert, 1988, at once tragic, burlesque, poetical, and metaphysical, based on the relations between Beijing and albania, is considered his masterpiece."

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1988 novels 20th-century Albanian novels Novels by Ismail Kadare {{Albania-stub