By Kristoffer Leandoer Every year he waits in vain by the phone on this very day, and a whole nation waits with him. Every year the Albanian people are equally surprised that Ismail Kadare has been passed over once again. The recently
The novels of Ismail Kadare. By James Wood Like Trieste or Lvov, the medieval city of Gjirokastër, in southern Albania, has passed its history beneath a sign perpetually rewritten, in different hands, but always with the same words: “Under New Management.”
Book Review: The Nation-Free Recipe – How the Triple Entente Served Comintern, 2nd ed., Austin Macauley Publishers, New York, 2024 By Peter Marko Tase This non-fiction book covers Europe and Albania from the start of the 20th century until
An approach from Lea Ypi’s Free. Coming of Age at the End of History Manuel Montobbio Ideas are written and formulated with words, theories and concepts; and they are written and formulated with life and in life. With the reason,
TIRANA, May 15, 2024 – In an important step for cultural exchanges between Albania and Saudi Arabia, two publishers have agreed to bring Saudi literary works to Albanian readers and Albanian works to Saudi readers. The cultural project, made possible
TIRANA, March 25, 2024 – A launch event for the Albanian language edition of “A Concise History of Greece” has generated wide interest in the book, which brings a detailed overview of modern Greece’s political, economic and social developments to
The article below was first published on Feb. 26, 2020 in the Tirana Observatory. Many of the issues affecting the Albania-Kosovo relationship remain the same since then, albeit new issues have risen to add fuel to previous disagreements. It is
TIRANA, May 16, 2023 – One of the most famous novels of renowned Albanian author Ismail Kadare is now available to Polish readers through the translation of Marek Jeziorski, Poland’s former ambassador to Albania. Jeziorski, who spent more than 30
A new book with poetry translated by Përparim Kalo into Albanian has been published by Tirana Times in a multilingual version. By PREÇ ZOGAJ Among the anthologies of poems by the world’s poets in Albanian, not so many, but not
TIRANA, April 12, 2023 – Nominations are being sought for the Stavro Skendi Book Prize for Achievement in Albanian Studies, the organization that governs the award said in a statement. Awarded by the Society for Albanian Studies – an affiliate
