Dhimitër Xhuvani (1934–2009) was an Albanian writer and screenwriter.

Biography

Xhuvani was born in 1934 in Pogradec. His father, Kostaq Xhuvani, was a respected teacher from Elbasan. In 1944, during World War II, his family fled from Pogradec and took refuge in Mokër, where they stayed until their country was liberated, after which they moved to Elbasan. After finishing medical high-school he worked in the rural hospitals of Librazhd, Peqin, Gramsh, Elbasan, Gramsh, and Cërrik. After leaving medicine he continued his studies in the ''Faculty of History and Philology'' in Tiranë and later in Moscow.
Dhimitër is the winner of many Literary award, literary awards, and his work has been translated in many languages including Italian, French, English, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. He died in Tirana of natural causes at the age of 75.

Works

* ''Kambanat e fundit'' (1958) * ''Midis dy netëve'' (1962) * ''Tuneli'' (1966) * ''Përsëri në këmbë'' (1970) * ''Fan Smajli'' (1971) * ''Zgjimi i Nebi Surrelit'' (1976) * ''Do të jetojmë ndryshe'' (1979) * ''Vdekja e zotit Kaloti'' (1981) * ''Bota ime'' (1984)

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1934 births 2009 deaths Albanian male writers 20th-century Albanian writers 21st-century Albanian writers People from Pogradec Albanian screenwriters Xhuvani family 20th-century screenwriters {{Albania-writer-stub