Ylljet Aliçka is an Albanian writer and scriptwriter, mostly known as the author of the novel ''The Stone Slogans'', (film ''Slogans'') and the controversial novel ''A Story With Internationals'', which satirizes the diplomatic elite accredited in transition countries.

Biography

Ylljet Aliçka was born and lives in Tirana, Albania. Academic career: *1969–1973: Natural science's studies, Tirana University *1991: Doctor: didactic sciences *2016: Professor Doctor Professional career: *1973–1981, a schoolmaster in Mat region, Albania *1981–1992, Publishing house of schoolbooks, Tirana *1992–1997, Head of International relations, Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albanian representant to CDDC-Council of Europe *1998–2007, Communication officer, Delegation of the European Commission, Tirana *2007–2013, Ambassador of Albania, in France, Monaco, Portugal, Algeria, UNESCO. The personal representative of the President of Republic at Agence International de la Francophonie. *2014–2019, Albanian representant at Eurimage (Council of Europe) *2013–2020, Professor at European University of Tirana *2020....Albanian Mediterranean University and University of Arts.

Literary publications

In Albania

*''Tregime'' (1998) Onufri *''Kompromisi'' (2001) Onufri *''Rrëfenje me ndërkombëtarë'' (2006) OMSCA *''Parrullat me gurë'' (2007) Toena *''Rrëfenje me ndërkombëtarë'' (2008) Toena *''Koha e puthjeve'' (2009) Toena *''Valsi i lumturisë'' (2012) Toena *''Metamorfoza e nje kryeqyteti'' (2019) Onufri

Abroad

*''Les slogans de pierre'' (1999) Edition Climates; France *''Kompromis'' (2001) Publishing House Pogranicze, Poland
Kompromis. *'' Balkan blood, Balkan beauty'' (2006) North-western University Press, U.S. *''I compagni di pietra'' (2006) Guaraldi, Italy *''Albanien''(2008), Edition Temmen, Germany *''Les slogans de pierre'' (2009) Edition Pyramidion, France *''Les étrangères'' (2010) Edition Pyramidion, France *''La sloganoj el stonoj'' (2013) Esperanto, Swidnik, Poland *''Když projížděl Chruščov naší vesnicí'' (2015) Petr Štengl Edition, Czech Republic *''Un sogno italiano'' (2016) Rubbettino editore, Italy *''Mappe 12 fra Tirana'' (2017) Bokvennen Forlag, Norway *''Internationals'' (2017) Tirana times, Albania *''Nouvelles d'avant'' (2018) Edition Pyramidion, France *''La valse du bonheur'' (2019) L'Esprit du temps, France *''Gli internazionali'' (2019) Rubbettino editore, Italy *''Internationals'' (2020) Degarandishan Publishing House; Iran *''Steinerne parolen''(2020) Monda assembleo socia, Cuba-Germany, *''Les etrangeres''(2021), Editions des 60, France *''La metamorphose d'une capitale''(2021), Editions des 60 France *''La metamorfosi di una capitale''(2021), Castelvechi editore Italy

Screenplays

*''Slogans'' (2001) French-Albanian film, based on the book ''Les slogans de pierre'' *''An Albanian chronicle'' (2008) French-Italian-Albanian film based on the book ''The Compromise''Chant d'amour
Making of. *'' An Expat's tale''(2018) Art film, based on the novel "Internationals" *''The poet''(2019)Teo film, based on short story "The poet" *''Profesionist''(2020) Bunker film, based on the short story "Stone slogans" Prizes: in literature *1999 – First prize, International competition of short stories, Teramo, Italy *2000 – Second prize, International competition Art e letters de France, Bordeaux, France *2001 – Silver medal in prose by the Albanian Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albania *2002 – Prix de la francophonie, Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tirana, Albania *2009 – Special prize, VII Premio Letterario Nazionale, Rome, Italy *2012 – Silver medal in prose for ''Valsi i lumturisë'' by the Albanian Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albania in cinematography: *2001 – ''Slogans'' Young critics award, Festival de Cannes, Cannes, France *2006 – ''Slogans'', Best screenplay, Albanian Film Festival by the Ministry of Culture, *2011 – ''Një histori provinciale'', Best screenplay, South-East European Film Festival, Paris, France *2016 – "Plastic flowers", Winner-Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival (HIMPFF), *2018 – "Plastic flowers"Best screenplay, Korça Short Film Fest Memberships: * Founder member Fondazione Fabrizio De Andre Milano, Itali * Honoured citizenship La Republique De Montmartre, Paris, 2011 * Member of French Academy du Berry- George Sand, Paris 2010 * Member of Francophone writers association, Paris, 2012 * Member of audiovisual and dramatic authors, SACD, Paris, 2006 sacd.fr

References

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