TIRANA, May 2- Writer, professor and former Ambassador to France Ylljet Alicka has written a good many titles which have also been translated abroad, and some even adapted for theatre. One of his most renowned books is Stone Slogans has
By Sonja Methoxha A little girl spends her growing days listening to her grandfather’s tales in Gjirokaster about history and life. She is surrounded by images of strong women who influenced her to become a strong woman herself. She
TIRANA, Jan. 15 – On 2006, professor and former Albanian ambassador in France Ylljet Alicka, published a satirical novel titled Nje Rrefenje me Nderkombetare (A story with internationals). The book has been published in French, and ten years later, it
Ten years after the successful publication of his satirical novel on the international community in Albania, writer and former diplomat Ylljet Alià§ka has had his “Internationals” book published in English. The novel originally published as “Nje rrefenje me nderkombetare” (A
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Recently, the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) hosted a promotion event at the Tirana Times bookstore featuring Dr. Ernest Nasto and his newly released book ”One nation under God – faith and politics in the United States”. Ernest Nasto
Journalist-turned-writer Ilir Ikonomi presents a new biography of Essad Pasha, arguably the most controversial power broker in the initial decade of Albania’s existence as a state. After his critically acclaimed books on other Albanian standout figures, Ikonomi is stepping into
The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) has just published Grant’s account of the Italian invasion in its entirety. By Ilir Ikonomi In the summer of 2010, while doing research at the U.S. National Archives in College Park, Maryland, I
TIRANA, Dec. 10 – Researcher Blendi Kajsiu held a lecture this week at the Tirana Times bookstore focusing on his latest book “A Discourse Analysis of Corruption.” Looking at corruption through a post-structuralist discourse analysis perspective, this book argues that
TIRANA, Dec. 11 – The 100 anniversary of the Albanian-Romanian relations has been commemorated with an exhibition on Albanian books published in Romania where some of the greatest Albanian renaissance writers lived and worked. The exhibition at the National Library
