Dhimitër Xhuvani (1934–2009) was an Albanian

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and screenwriter.

Biography

Xhuvani was born in 1934 in

Pogradec Pogradec () is the eleventh most populous city in Albania and the capital of the eponymous municipality. It is located on a narrow plain between two mountain chains along the southwestern banks of the Lake of Ohrid. Its climate is profoundly in ...

. His father, Kostaq Xhuvani, was a respected teacher from

Elbasan Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central ...

. In 1944, during

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, his family fled from Pogradec and took refuge in

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, where they stayed until their country was liberated, after which they moved to

. After finishing medical high-school he worked in the rural hospitals of

Librazhd Librazhd ( sq-definite, Librazhdi) is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Hotolisht, Librazhd, Lunik, Orenjë, Po ...

Peqin Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim an ...

, Gramsh, and

Cërrik Cërrik (; sq-definite, Cërriku ) is a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Gostimë, Klos, Mollas, Shalës with Cërrik constituting its seat. As of the Institute of Stat ...

. After leaving medicine he continued his studies in the ''Faculty of History and Philology'' in

Tiranë Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

and later in

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.
Dhimitër is the winner of many

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, and his work has been translated in many languages including Italian, French, English, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. He died in Tirana of natural causes at the age of 75.

Works

* ''Kambanat e fundit'' (1958) * ''Midis dy netëve'' (1962) * ''Tuneli'' (1966) * ''Përsëri në këmbë'' (1970) * ''Fan Smajli'' (1971) * ''Zgjimi i Nebi Surrelit'' (1976) * ''Do të jetojmë ndryshe'' (1979) * ''Vdekja e zotit Kaloti'' (1981) * ''Bota ime'' (1984)

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References

1934 births 2009 deaths Albanian male writers 20th-century Albanian writers 21st-century Albanian writers People from Pogradec Albanian screenwriters Xhuvani family 20th-century screenwriters {{Albania-writer-stub