Spiro Çomora (January 31, 1918 – April 16, 1973) was an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

, famous mostly as a comedist (one who writes comedies). He is most known for the comedy '' Karnavalet e Korçës'' ('' en, Korçë's Carnevals''), which premiered in 1961 and earned him national fame. Çomora also wrote children's poetry and distinguished himself as a translator.

Biography

Spiro Çomora was born in

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, Greece, from a family hailing from Vuno, Himare, in the Albanian Riviera. He died at age 55.

Career

Çomora's most famous comedy is '' Karnavalet e Korçës'' ('' Korçë's Carnivals'') (1961). Çomora also created poetry for children, as well as translated into

works of Ancient Greece dramaturgs, such as '' The Odyssey'' of Homer and '' Lysistrata'' of Aristophanes. He is also known for his

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articles in the magazine ''

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''.

Honors and awards

Çomora was posthumously given the title ''Honor of Himara'' in 2012.

Works

* ''Syfete'' * ''Shkolla jonë'' (''Our School'') * ''Nga fshati i gruas'' (''From My Wife's Village'') * ''Syleshi'' (''The Stupid'') * ''Skena e prapaskena'' (''Stages and Backstage'') * '' Karnavalet e Korçës'' (''Korçë's Carnivals'')

Translations

* (from Ancient Greek) * (from Ancient Greek)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Comora, Spiro Albanian dramatists and playwrights Albanian translators Greek–Albanian translators Albanian children's writers Writers from Corfu People from Himara 1918 births 1973 deaths 20th-century translators 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Albanian writers Albanian satirists