Natasha Lako (born 13 May 1948) is an Albanian poet and novelist. She belongs to the country's first generation of women writers. Lako studied political science at

Tirana University 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 ...

, specializing in journalism. She has also worked at the New Albania Film Studios in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

. Together with Diana Çuli and

Helena Kadare Helena "Elena" Kadare (; born 21 September 1943) is an Albanian screenwriter, translator and author of short stories and novels. One of the latter, 1970's ''Një lindje e vështirë'', is the first novel by a woman to have been published in Alba ...

, she was one of the few women writers during the Albanian communist regime. From 1991 to 1993, she was elected as a member of the

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in the coalition government. In 1997, she became the first director of the Albanian Film Archives, working there for a number of years. Lako, who has also worked as a screenwriter, is married to the Albanian actor and film director Mevlan Shanaj. They have two children, Hera and Joni.

Works

;Poetry *1972: ''Marsi brenda nesh'' (March within us) *1979: ''E para fjalë e botës (The world's first word) *1984: ''Këmisha e pranverës'' (The spring shirt) *1986: ''Yllësia e fjalëve'' (Constellation of words) *1990: ''Natyrë e qetë'' (Quiet nature) *1995: ''Thesi me pëllumba'' (The bag of doves) Perkthim i Tomas Transtromer ( dy ribotime) Qielli pergjysem dhe Perandoria e barit Lekura e ujit- Permbledhje poetike 2016 Kunderperfyterimi ;Novels *1977: ''Stinët e jetës'' (The seasons of life). Esse Energjia filmike 15 films screenplay

References

External links

English translations of Lako's poetry from Robert Elsie's Albanian Literature in Translation
1948 births Living people 20th-century Albanian poets Albanian women novelists Albanian novelists Albanian women writers Writers from Korçë Albanian women poets University of Tirana alumni 21st-century Albanian poets 20th-century Albanian women writers 21st-century Albanian women writers {{Albania-writer-stub