Nijazi Ramadani (born February 14, 1964 in
Kokaj
Kokaj ( sq, Kokaj ) ( sr-Cyrl, Кокицe-Инатовце/''Kokaj-Inatoc'') is a village in the District of Gjilan, Gjilan district of Kosovo.
Climate
The average temperature is -2 °C. Spring and autumn are cool and rainy, and the summer ...
,
Kosovo
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,
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
) is a Kosovar Albanian poet, novelist and literary critic.
Education
He completed high school in
Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. ...
. He then graduated from the
University of Prishtina
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 ...
's Faculty of Education where he completed a degree in Mathematics and Information Technology.
Work and activity
Ramadani edited the periodical ''
Ushtima e maleve'', which was described by the Yugoslav authorities as hostile and irredentist. Due to this, and his political alignment with the national movement, Ramadani was arrested and imprisoned in 1981.
He began his poetic writings during the 1980s. He was among the best-known modern representatives of contemporary verse in
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 ...
.
Ramadani is known as a literary creator, where his literary creativity is mainly focused on the treatment of national motives, respectively the topic of patriotism.
His main interests lie in literary, journalistic, cultural and political writings, which he occasionally publishes in Albanian dailies and periodicals. He has written for the daily ''
Rilindja
The Albanian National Awakening ( sq, Rilindja or ), commonly known as the Albanian Renaissance or Albanian Revival, is a period throughout the 19th and 20th century of a cultural, political and social movement in the Albanian history where the ...
'', the literary magazines ''Jeta e Re'', ''
Pionieri'', ''Flaka'' in
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
, ''Haemus'' in
Bucharest
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, and ''Athina'' in
Athens
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, along with the Albanian newspapers ''Shekulli'', ''Koha onna'', ''Bujku'' and ''Euro-Rilindja'' among others. Since 2000, he was worked for the Kosovan daily ''
Epoka e Re'' and his articles have appeared in papers such as ''Express'', ''Infopress'' and the news agency ''Kosova press''. He worked as editor-in-chief at the temporary "Ushtima e maleve" (2001-2002), and the editorial offices of ''Radio-Albana'' (in Kumanovë) and ''Ajo Rinia'' as a journalist.
Some of his works have been translated into other languages.
He is the author of ten books on literature, theater, visual arts and literary criticism, fiction, short stories, novels and drama. He is a member of
Kosova
The Republic of Kosova ( sq, Republika e Kosovës) or First Republic of Kosovo was a self-declared proto-state in Southeastern Europe established in 1991. During its peak, it tried to establish its own parallel political institutions in oppo ...
Writers Association. He lives and continues to work in Gjilan.
Notable works
# ''Albanian geography'' ( sq, "Dheshkronjë arbri"),poetry, 1995, publisher: ''Jeta e Re'',
Prishtina
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 ...
# ''Kosovo and self-determination'' ( sq, "
Kosova
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dhe vetëvendosja"), 1998, publisher:editing "
Rrjedha"(as co-author)
# ''Time image'' ( sq, "Imazh kohe" poetry), 2008, publishing house ''Rrjedha'',
Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. ...
# ''Other accept of theater''( sq, "Qasje tjeter në teater"), 2008, editing-(publisher): ( sq, "Rrjedha")
# ''Alive image'' ( sq, "Imazh i gjallë"), drama-comedy 2013, publisher: Rrjedha, Prishtina (MKRS)
# ''Frozen image'' ( sq, "Imazh i ngrirë"), roman, 2010, publisher: ''Rrjedha'', Prishtina
# ''Kokaj monograph 1842–2012" ( sq, "Monografia për Kokajt"), monograph 2012, publisher: ( sq, "Rrjedha"),
Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. ...
# NIJAZI RAMADANI, - Shtegtim në histori I Gjilani lëvizja dhe rezistenca kombëtare në juglindje të Kosovës 1941 - edit Rrjedha 2020^
NJAZI_RAMADANI_PDF.pdf
NIJAZI RAMADANI, - Shtegtim në histori-I- Gjilani lëvizja dhe rezistenca kombëtare në juglindje të Kosovës 1941 - edit Rrjedha 2020''
# ''“ THJERRËZ ”'', poetry, publisher: "Rrjedha", 2019 Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. ...
References
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1964 births
Living people
People from Gjilan
Yugoslav people of Albanian descent
Kosovan non-fiction writers
Yugoslav non-fiction writers
Albanian male writers
Albanian non-fiction writers
21st-century Albanian writers
Kosovan writers
Albanian novelists
Albanian literary critics
Kosovan literary critics
Yugoslav literary critics
Kosovan poets
Yugoslav poets
20th-century Albanian poets
21st-century Albanian poets
Albanian-language poets
Kosovan journalists
Albanian journalists
Yugoslav journalists
Kosovan screenwriters
Albanian screenwriters
Yugoslav screenwriters
Kosovo Albanians
Kosovan ethnographers
Albanian ethnographers
Yugoslav ethnographers
20th-century Albanian scientists
21st-century Albanian scientists