Faruk Myrtaj (born 4 March 1955 in Selenicë, Vlora, Albania) is an Albanian novelist, poet, translator and engineer.Member Profile (Faruk Myrtaj)
at the Banff Centre. Myrtaj was born in a small mining town in Vlora. He was deprived the right for higher education (University) because of the communist regime, then in power. Only after 9 year was given to him the possibility to continue University, in the Mining Engineering Faculty of the

University of Tirana The University of Tirana ( sq, Universiteti i Tiranës, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the ''State University of Tirana'' in 1957 through merging of ...

, where he graduated in 1988. Since his first book, published in 1985, he has constantly written poetry, short stories, novels, essays and translated different Canadian authors. His book "''Nudo zyrtare''" ("''Official Nudo''") has won the Prize "''Best short stories book for 1996''", given by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Albania in 1997. Among others Myrtaj has worked as a journalist and professional translator.Myrtaj, Faruk
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AIM dossier Since 2003 he lives in Canada with his family. Faruk Myrtaj is member of The Writers’ Union of Canada.

Works

Poetry

* "''Dielli i nëntokës''" (1985) * "''Rroba e fjalëve gjithnjë ngushtë më rri''" (1991) - Tirana, Albania. "Naim Frashëri" Publishing House

Short stories

* "''Njerëz që kam njohur''" (1987) * "''Marrëveshje për të jetuar''" (1989) * "''Nudo Zyrtare''" (1996) – Tirana, Albania. * "''Njerëzit janë tepër''" (2000) - Shkup, Macedonia. "Vatra" Publishing House * "''Luftëtarët vriten në paqe''" (2003) – Prishtinë, Kosovo. "Dukagjini" Publishing House * "''Hijet e Virgjëreshave''" (2006) – Tirana, Albania. "Arbëria" Publishing House

Novels

* "''Qyteti i Ministrave''"(1998) – Tirana, Albania. "Toena" Publishing House. * "''Atdhè Tjetër''" (2012)

Essays

* "''Përse druhemi nga nacionalizmi''" (1995) * "''Markezë shqiptarë''" (2002) * "''How I discovered Canada through its Literature''"; "''Speaking in Tongues''", PEN Canada and Writers in Wxile, BANFF Center Press, 2005.

Translations into Albanian

* "''Tolerance, the threshold of peace''"

Betty Reardon Betty A. Reardon (born 12 June 1929) is the founder and director of the Peace Education Center and Peace Education Graduate Degree Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a leader in peace education and a scholar in human rights edu ...

, UNESCO. * "''The power of G.G.Marquez''",

Jon Lee Anderson Jon Lee Anderson (born January 15, 1957) is an American biographer, author, investigative reporter, war correspondent, and staff writer for ''The New Yorker'', reporting from war zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Uganda, Palestine, El Salvador, Ir ...

* "'' The best stories of William Saroyan''" * "'' No Great Mischief''", Alistair MacLeod * "''

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''", Truman Capote

References

External links

Faruk Myrtaj – Babilon (short story)
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