Iljaz Prokshi ( Serbo-Croat: ''Iljaz Prokši''), born in 1949 in Kosovo, died 28 April 2007 in

Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...

, was an ethnic

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writer and poet.Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life: Europe
(2009) ("In recent years, Kosovo has produced a number of prominent writers, including novelist Iljaz Prokshi ...") His novels and poems covered wide range of ancient and medieval Albanian literary themes. He studied Albanian language and literature in the

University of Pristina The University of Pristina ( sq, Universiteti i Prishtinës) is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–99) as a result of the K ...

. His famous novel is The End of Disgruntlement,

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

's Book of The Year in 1997 (Fundi i Zemërimit in Albanian language). The novel depicts struggles of the writer, philosopher and

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Gjon Buzuku Gjon Buzuku (15 March 1499 – 9 October 1577) was an Albanian Catholic priest who wrote the first known printed book in Albanian. Gjon Buzuku according to the elders wrote the Missal in the village of Brisk Posht in the Shestan - Krajë region, c ...

to publish his first proze in 1555 in

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. In the Middle Ages, Albanian medieval scholars were not allowed to print books in Albanian language while facing occupation under

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. The book explains in detail social and intellectual life of Albanians in the Middle Ages. Book's main plot narrates endeavors of the bishop to publish his book in Albanian language without getting caught by the Ottomans as publishing in Albanian constituted a death penalty under Ottoman Empire law. Prokshi published over 15 books, hundreds of essays, stories and poems in many newspapers and journals in the albanosphere world.

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see author's biography and his literary work
1949 births 2007 deaths Kosovan writers Kosovan poets 20th-century poets {{Kosovo-writer-stub