In his first novel, the title character is accompanied by a chaplain to find the remains of soldiers who had perished in the Second World War.
Early poetry collections by this man include Youthful Inspiration and My Century, and one of his works is written through the perspective of a monk named John who recounts the mystery surrounding the construction of the titular structure over the "Wicked Waters."  He followed up his first novel with a retelling of the legend of the Trojan horse in a work titled The Monster, in addition to writing The Three-Arched Bridge. In his first novel, the title character is accompanied by a chaplain to find the remains of soldiers who had perished in the Second World War. This author of The General of the Dead Army wrote about the Irish Bill Ross and Max Norton, who are spied upon by Dull Baxhaja [Buh-sha-ha] as they research epic singers, and about Mark (*)Alem, who is charged with cataloging and interpreting dreams for the Bureau of Sleep. For 10 points, name this author of The File on H. and The Palace of Dreams, both of which are set in his homeland of Albania.
Early poetry collections by this man include Youthful Inspiration and My Century, and one of his works is written through the perspective of a monk named John who recounts the mystery surrounding the construction of the titular structure over the "Wicked Waters."  
{Ismail Kadare}