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Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

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* Rreze Abdullahu (born 1990) * Dritëro Agolli (1931–2017) * Mimoza Ahmeti (born 1963) * Ylljet Aliçka (born 1951) * Gëzim Alpion (born 1962) * Valdete Antoni (born 1953) * Fatos Arapi (1930–2018) * Lindita Arapi (born 1972) *

Pjetër Arbnori Pjetër Filip Arbnori (18 January 1936 – 8 July 2006) was an Albanian gulag survivor. He was dubbed "the Mandela of the Balkans" by Albanian statesmen because of the length of his 28-year internment. He was born in Durrës, on the Adriatic coa ...

(1935–2006) * Asdreni (1872–1947)

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Frang Bardhi Frang Bardhi (Latin: ''Franciscus Blancus'', it, Francesco Bianchi, 1606–1643) was an Albanian Catholic bishop and writer. Bardhi is best known as an author of the early eras of Albanian literature. He served as Bishop of Sapë (1635–1644 ...

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Marin Barleti Marin Barleti ( la, Marinus Barletius, it, Marino Barlezio; – ) was a historian and Catholic priest from Shkodër who was a humanist. He is considered the first Albanian historian because of his 1504 eyewitness account of the 1478 siege o ...

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Eqrem Basha Eqrem Basha ( mk, Еќрем Баша, ) (born 1948 in Debar, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia) is among the most respected contemporary writers of Kosovo in recent years. His life and literary production are intimately linked to Kosovo and its capit ...

(born 1948) * Mario Bellizzi (born 1957) * Nafiz Bezhani (1928–2004) *

Ben Blushi Ben Blushi (born 1 January 1969) is an Albanian politician, writer and journalist. Biography Ben Blushi, born in Tirana, studied at the University of Tirana, graduating in Albanian language and literature. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper ...

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Pjetër Bogdani Pjetër Bogdani (1627 – 6 December 1689), known in Italian as ''Pietro Bogdano'', was the most original writer of early literature in Albania. He was author of the Cuneus Prophetarum (''The Band of the Prophets''), 1685, the first prose work ...

(1630–1689) * Flora Brovina (born 1949) * Maria Antonia Braile (20th century) * Dionis Bubani (1926–2006) * Gjergj Bubani (1899–1954) *

Klara Buda Klara Buda is a French Albanian journalist and writer. She is the former head of the Albanian Department of Radio France Internationale (RFI), which she left in 2010. Buda has also worked for UNESCO and the BBC. She is of French nationality and ...

(21st century) * Pjetër Budi (1566–1622) * Uran Butka (born 1938) *

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, ...

(16th century)

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Martin Camaj Martin Camaj (21 July 1925 – 12 March 1992) was an Albanian folklorist, linguist, and writer. He is regarded as one of the major authors of modern Albanian prose. His novel ''Rrathë'' is considered to be the first psychological novel written ...

(1925–1992) * Nicola Chetta (1741–1803) * Selfixhe Ciu (1918–2003) * Constantine of Berat (18th century)

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Nelson Çabej Nelson R. Çabej (born November 17, 1939, in Gjirokastër, Albania) is a biologist and author. Education He obtained his B.A. in veterinary science in 1961, followed by B.A. in chemistry in 1976, and finally completed his doctorate degree (PhD) ...

(born 1939) * Aleks Çaçi (1916–1989) *

Andon Zako Çajupi Andon Zako Çajupi (27 March 186611 July 1930) was an Albanian lawyer, playwright, poet and rilindas. Biography He was born in the village of Sheper, Upper Zagoria, Albania, then Ottoman Empire, on 27 March 1866. Çajupi's father, Harito Zak ...

(1866–1930) * Thoma Çami (19th century) * Spiro Çomora (1918–1973) * Diana Çuli (born 1951)

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Gavril Dara the Younger Gabriele Dara the Younger (8 January 1826 – 15 November 1885), commonly known as Gavril Dara Junior ( sq, Gavril Dara i Ri, links=no, it, Gabriele Dara il Giovane, links=no), was an Arbëreshë people, Arbëreshë politician and poet of the ...

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Adem Demaçi Adem Demaçi (; 26 February 1936 – 26 July 2018) was a Kosovo Albanian politician and writer. Early life Demaçi studied literature, law, and education in Pristina, Belgrade, and Skopje respectively. In the 1950s, he published a number of s ...

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Musa Demi Musa Demi (1878–1971) was an Albanian revolutionary and writer. He was one of the main proponents of the Albanian National Awakening in the region of Filiates, Paramythia and Igoumenitsa (Çamëria). Life Musa Demi was born in Filiates, then ...

(1878–1971) * Jeronim De Rada (1814–1903) *

Ridvan Dibra Ridvan Dibra (born 9 January 1959) is an Albanian writer. He was born in Shkodër, Albania, where he graduated from university in Albanian Language and Literature and from 1994 started teaching the very same subject there. An innovative writer, ...

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Dora d'Istria Dora d'Istria, pen-name of duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya, born Elena Ghica (Gjika) (22 January 1828, Bucharest – 17 November 1888, Florence), was a Romanian Romantic writer and feminist, most notable for having emblematized the Albani ...

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Spiro Dine Spiro(s) may refer to: * Spiro, Oklahoma, a town in the U.S. ** Spiro Mounds, an archaeological site * Spiro (band), a British music group * Spiro (name), including a list of people with the name * Špiro, South Slavic masculine given name * ARA ...

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Elvira Dones Elvira Dones (born 1960) is an Albanian novelist, screenwriter, and documentary film producer. Born in the coastal city of Durrës Dones graduated from the State University of Tirana. In 1988 she was employed by Albanian State Television and i ...

(born 1960) * Yahya Dukagjini (1498–1582)

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* Pal Engjëlli (1416–1470) * Rudi Erëbara (born 1971)

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* Nikollë Filja (1691–1769) * Gjergj Fishta (1871–1940) * Nezim Frakulla (1680–1760) * Dalip Frashëri (19th century) *

Naim Frashëri Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri (; ; 25 May 184620 October 1900), was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, rilindas and translator who was proclaimed as the national poet of Albania. He is regarded as the pioneer of modern ...

(1846–1900) *

Sami Frashëri Sami bey Frashëri ( tr, Şemseddin Sami Bey; June 1, 1850 – June 18, 1904) or Şemseddin Sâmi was an Ottoman Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and a p ...

(1850–1904) * Shahin Frashëri (19th century) * Llazar Fundo (1899–1944)

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Mirko Gashi Mirko Gashi ( sr-cyr, Мирко Гаши, Mirko Gaši; 2 January 1939 – July 1995) was an Albanian writer. Born in Kralje, he studied journalism in Belgrade and worked as a journalist in ''Flaka e vëllazërimit'' in Skopje and in Radio Prishti ...

(1939–1995) * Sabri Godo (1929–2011) * Gregory of Durrës (18th century) * Odhise Grillo (1932–2003) * Luigj Gurakuqi (1879–1925)

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* Fatmir Gjata (1922–1989) * Kadri Gjata (1865–1912) * Julia Gjika (born 1949)

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* Sinan Hasani (1922–2010) * Ervin Hatibi (born 1974) * Rifat Hoxha (born 1946) * Shefki Hysa (born 1957)

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* Anilda Ibrahimi (born 1972) * Vera Isaku (born 1955) * Nikolla Ivanaj (1879–1951)

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Halil Jaçellari Halil Jaçellari (14 July 1940 – 23 October 2009) was an Albanian writer and translator. Published works *''Mirë mëngjes njerëz'' (Good morning people), 1976, story collection *''Hapat e tij'' (His footsteps), 1978, story collection *''N ...

(1940–2009) * Petro Janura (1911–1983) *

Irhan Jubica Irhan Jubica (born 1973 in Shkodra) is an Albanian writer and poet. Jubica was editor-in-chief of ''Thyerje'' newspaper in 1994–95. He was also editor-in-chief of ''Orana Review'', and co-ordinator of Pen-Club ORANA, an association of youn ...

(born 1973)

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Helena Kadare Helena "Elena" Kadare (; born 21 September 1943) is an Albanian screenwriter, translator and author of short stories and novels. One of the latter, 1970's ''Një lindje e vështirë'', is the first novel by a woman to have been published in Alb ...

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Ismail Kadare Ismail Kadare (; spelled Ismaïl Kadaré in French; born on 28 January 1936) is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the pu ...

(born 1936) * Hasan Zyko Kamberi (18th century) * Veli Karahoda (born 1968) * Amik Kasoruho (1932–2014) *

Teodor Keko Teodor Keko (1958–2002) was an Albanian writer, journalist, and politician. Life Keko was born in the Albanian capital, Tirana, on 2 September 1958, to cinematographer parents Endri and Xhanfise Keko. He studied at the Qemal Stafa High Scho ...

(1958–2002) * Jeton Kelmendi (born 1978) * Skifter Këlliçi (born 1938) * Ardian Klosi (1957–2012) *

Jolanda Kodra Jolanda Kodra (1910–1963) was an Italian-Albanian writer and translator, one of the first woman writers in the Albanian language, as well as a translator into the Italian language of the works of Albanian writers, such as Ndre Mjeda, Migjeni, P ...

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Musine Kokalari Musine Kokalari (10 February 1917 – 14 August 1983) was an Albanian prose writer and politician in Albania's pre-communist period. She was the founder of the Social-Democratic Party of Albania in 1943. Kokalari was the first published female wr ...

(1917–1983) * Vedat Kokona (1913–1998) * Dashnor Kokonozi (born 1951) * Aristidh Kola (1944–2000) *

Ernest Koliqi Ernest Koliqi (20 May 190315 January 1975) was an Albanian journalist, politician, translator, teacher and writer. Biography Born in Shkodra, where he also attended his first lessons at the local Jesuit College. In 1918 his father send him ...

(1903–1975) * Anastas Kondo (1937–2006) *

Fatos Kongoli Fatos Kongoli (born January 12, 1944) has recently become one of the most forceful and convincing representatives of contemporary Albanian prose. Biography He was born and raised in Elbasan and studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, A ...

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Faik Konica Faik Bey Konica (later named ''Faïk Dominik Konitza'', 15 March 1875 – 15 December 1942) was an important figure in Albanian language and culture in the early decades of the twentieth century. Prewar Albanian minister to Washington, D.C., Wash ...

(1875–1942) * Vath Koreshi (1936–2006) * Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis (1880–1961) *

Irma Kurti Irma Kurti (born March 20, 1966, in Tirana) is a well-known Albanian poet, writer, lyricist, journalist and translator. She is a naturalized Italian citizen. Life She graduated from the English Department of the University of Tirana in 1988, a ...

(born 1966) *

Mitrush Kuteli Dhimitër Pasko ( ro, Dimitrie Pascu; 13 September 1907 – 4 May 1967) was a well-known Albanian writer, literary critic and translator. Along with Ernest Koliqi he is considered as the founder of modern Albanian prose; in Albanian literature his ...

(1907–1967)

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* Teodor Laço (1936–2016) * Natasha Lako (born 1948) *

Skënder Luarasi Skënder Luarasi (19 January 190027 April 1982) was an Albanian scholar, writer and anti-fascist activist. Life Luarasi was born in Luaras of Kolonjë region (back then Ottoman Empire, today's Albania) on 19 January 1900. He was the son of Alba ...

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Fatos Lubonja Fatos Lubonja (born 1951) is an Albanian writer and dissident. Life Fatos is the son of Todi Lubonja, who was a close associate of Communist leader of Albania Enver Hoxha and head of Albanian national television until the early 1970s. In the ...

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Luljeta Lleshanaku Luljeta Lleshanaku (born 1968, in Elbasan, Albania) is an Albanian poet who is the recipient of the 2009 Crystal Vilenica award for European poets. She was educated in literature at the University of Tirana and was editor-in-chief of the weekl ...

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Sejfulla Malëshova Sejfulla Malëshova (2 March 1900 – 9 June 1971) was an Albanian politician, writer and translator. He was an early member of the Communist leadership in post-World War II Albania and served as the Ministry of Culture and Propaganda. Biograph ...

(1900–1971) * Gjekë Marinaj (born 1965) *

Petro Marko Petro Marko (November 25, 1913 – December 27, 1991) was an Albanian writer. His best-known novel is titled '' Hasta La Vista'' and recounts his experiences as a volunteer of the Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War. Petro Marko is ...

(1913–1991) * Petrus Massarechius (16th century) * Lekë Matrënga (1567–1619) *

Din Mehmeti Din Mehmeti (1932 – 12 November 2010) was an Albanian poet from Kosovo. He was among the best-known classical representatives of contemporary verse in Kosovo. Career He was born in 1932 in the village of Gjocaj, Junik, near Gjakova, Kosovo. H ...

(1932–2010) * Vangjel Meksi (1770–1821) * Esad Mekuli (1916–1993) * Branko Merxhani (1894–1981) * Mesihi (15th century) *

Migjeni Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (; 13 October 191126 August 1938), commonly known by the acronym pen name Migjeni, was an Albanian poet and writer, considered one of the most important of the 20th century. After his death, he was recognized as one of th ...

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Ndre Mjeda Ndre Mjeda (20 November 18661 August 1937) was an Albanian philologist, poet, priest, rilindas, translator and writer of the Albanian Renaissance. He was a member of the Mjeda family. He was influenced by the Jesuit writer Anton Xanoni and t ...

(1866–1937) * Betim Muço (1947–2015) * Besnik Mustafaj (born 1958) *

Gjon Muzaka Gjon Muzaka (fl. 1510; it, Giovanni Musachi di Berat ) was an Albanian nobleman from the Muzaka family, that has historically ruled in the Myzeqe region, Albania. In 1510 he wrote a ''Breve memoria de li discendenti de nostra casa Musachi'' (Shor ...

(16th century) * Faruk Myrtaj (born 1955)

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Sulejman Naibi Sulejman Naibi (Ramazani) was an Albanian early period poet of the bejtexhinj era. Life Not much is known from his life. He was a contemporary and arguably less-important to the other ''bejtexhi'' Nezim Frakulla. Naibi was born in Berat, Sanjak o ...

(18th century) * Kristo Negovani (1875–1905) * Ndoc Nikaj (1864–1951) * Fan Noli (1882–1965) * Majlinda Nana Rama (born 1980)

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* Fadil Paçrami (1922–2008) * Ludmilla Pajo (1947–1995) *

Vaso Pasha Vaso is a village located in Kheda district of Gujarat, India. The zip code is 387380. Places of interest Vithalbhai Haveli is a of late 18th century ''haveli A ''haveli'' is a traditional townhouse, mansion, manor house, in the ...

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Arshi Pipa Arshi Pipa (28 July 1920 – 20 July 1997) was an Albanian-American philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic. Biography Arshi Pipa was born on 28 July 1920 in Shkodër and attended school there until 1938. Pipa received a BA equivale ...

(1920–1997) * Aurel Plasari (born 1956) * Ali Podrimja (1942–2012) * Lasgush Poradeci (1898–1987) *

Foqion Postoli Foqion Postoli (1889–1927) was an Albanians, Albanian novelist and playwright best known for his novel, ''Flower of Remembrance'' ( sq, Lulja e kujtimit). Life Postoli was born to a merchant family in Korçë and studied commerce in Istanbul ...

(1889–1927) * Iljaz Prokshi (1949–2007)

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* Leon Qafzezi (born 1953) * Gjergj Qiriazi (1868–1912) *

Rexhep Qosja Rexhep Qosja (born 1936) is an Albanian writer and literary critic from a part of Malësia in modern Montenegro (where locally the region is known as ''Malesija''). Life and career He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Pristina ...

(born 1936)

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* Kadrush Radogoshi (born 1948) * Luan Rama (born 1952) * Musa Ramadani (born 1944) * Nijazi Ramadani (born 1964)

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* Francesco Antonio Santori (1819–1894) * Zef Serembe (1844–1901) * Nokë Sinishtaj (born 1944) * Brikena Smajli (born 1970) * Xhevahir Spahiu (born 1945) * Sterjo Spasse (1914–1989) * Luan Starova (born 1941) * Haki Stërmilli (1895–1953) * Iliriana Sulkuqi (born 1951)

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* Halit Shamata (born 1953) * Sokol Shameti (born 1978) *

Bashkim Shehu Bashkim Shehu (born 22 June 1955, Tirana) is an Albanian writer who lives in Barcelona, Spain. Biography From 1975 to 1980, he studied Liberal Arts at the University of Tirana. Until 1981, he worked as a screenwriter at Kinostudio Shqipëria e R ...

(born 1955) * Filip Shiroka (1859–1935) * Stefan Shundi (1906–1947) * Dhimitër Shuteriqi (1915–2003)

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* Skënder Temali (born 1946) * Ismet Toto (1908–1937) * Kasëm Trebeshina (1926–2017)

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* Vorea Ujko (1918–1989) * Hajro Ulqinaku (born 1938)

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* Giulio Variboba (1725–1788) *

Ardian Vehbiu Ardian Vehbiu is an Albanian author and translator. He was born in Tirana, Albania in 1959 and now resides in New York City. He is the author of 12 non-fiction and fiction books, as well as of a number of research papers in linguistics and se ...

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Naum Veqilharxhi Naum Veqilharxhi (born Naum Panajot Bredhi; 1797–1846) was an Albanian lawyer and scholar. In 1844, he created a unique alphabet for the Albanian language using characters he had created himself, the Vithkuqi script. Veqilharxhi is one of the ...

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Eqrem Vlora Eqrem Bey Vlora (1 December 1885 – 30 March 1964) was an Albanian lord, politician, writer, and one of the delegates to the Assembly of Vlorë, which proclaimed the Albanian Declaration of Independence on November 28, 1912. He is described as ...

(1885–1964) * Ornela Vorpsi (born 1968)

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* Anila Wilms (born 1971)

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* Jakov Xoxa (1923–1979)

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Bilal Xhaferri Bilal Xhaferri (1935 – 1986) was an Albanian writer and political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He is seen as the representative poet of the Albanian Chameria. Biography Bilal Xhaferri was born on 10 May or 2 November 193 ...

(1935–1986) * Dhimitër Xhuvani (1934–2009)

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* Muçi Zade (18th century) *

Injac Zamputi Injac Zamputi ( it, Ignazio Zamputti; Shkodra, 12 February 1910 – 28 February 1998) was an Albanian scholar, writer, and historian. Early life Zamputi was born on 12 February 1910 in Shkodra, today's Albania, back then still part of the Vilaye ...

(1910–1998) * Tajar Zavalani (1903–1966) * Petraq Zoto (1937–2015)

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* Gjergj Zheji (1926–2010) * Petro Zheji (1929–2015)

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