Anilda Ibrahimi (born

Vlorë Vlorë ( , ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothi ...

, 30 April 1972) is an

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n writer resident in Italy. Ibrahimi was born in Albania and attended the University of Tirana. She left Albania in 1994 when she moved to Switzerland. In 1997 she moved to Rome, Italy, where she has been living since. Her first novel, ''Rosso come una sposa'', was published in 2008. She has also published ''L'amore e gli stracci del tempo'' (2009), ''Non c'è dolcezza'' (2012), and ''Il tuo nome è una promessa'' (2017). She was the recipient of the

Rapallo Carige Prize The Rapallo Carige Prize ( it, Premio Rapallo Carige per la donna scrittrice) is an Italian literary award, established in 1985 by the Municipality of Rapallo and the Carige Bank (''Banca Carige''). The award is intended to promote writing by wom ...

for ''Il tuo nome è una promessa'' in 2017. A graduate of the

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, she has lived in

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since 1997.

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