Enkel Demi (

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

: Tom Kuka) is an

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writer and journalist. He made his literary debut in 2016 with the historical novel ''Hide mbi kalldrëm'' (''Jujube on Cobblestone''). In November 2018, he published his second novel, ''Gurët e vetmisë'' (''Stones of Loneliness''), a family saga which won the national prize for literature in 2019. His next novel was ''Ora e ligë'' (Evil Hour, 2019), followed by fourth novel ''Flama'' (Calamity), which was published in March 2021. Kuka won the

EU Prize for literature The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...

for ''Flama''.

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