''The White Juga'', ( sq, Juga e Bardhē), is 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 ...

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

written by

Jakov Xoxa Jakov Xoxa (15 April 1923 – 11 November 1979) was an author from Albania of the 20th century. Biography Xoxa had ethnic Aromanian origins from Korçë. He born in the town of Fier, Albania on April 15, 1923 and died on November 11, 1979. H ...

in 1971. The trend of criticizing small town mayors and other less significant government officials instead of highly ranked authorities, which was prominent in the period the book was published, found its way in this novel. This was later surpassed boldly by

Dritëro Agolli Dritëro Agolli (13 October 1931 – 3 February 2017) was an Albanian poet, writer and politician. He studied in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, and wrote primarily poetry, but also short stories, essays, plays, and novels. He was head of the Le ...

in his novel "'' Splendour and fall of comrade Zylo''", in which he openly criticizes

ministers Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of governme ...

for being corrupt.

Setting

''White Juga'' is an informal sequel to the author’s earlier work ''

The Dead River ''The Dead River'' (originally in Albanian ''"Lumi i Vdekur"'') is the title of the first novel written by the 20th century Albanian writer Jakov Xoxa. One of the best-known of Jakov Xoxa's, the literary work was written in 1964 only to be publis ...

'', consequently the setting in which the main story takes place is Pre-World War II

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, more specifically a small town called ''Trokth''.

Plot

''White Juga'' revolves mainly around the corruption of the administration of the town ''Trokth'', personified by the main antagonist ''Kiu Koroziu''. Some characters from ''

'' reappear in ''White Juga''.

References

1971 novels 20th-century Albanian novels Novels set in Albania {{1970s-novel-stub

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