Iljaz Prokshi (born in 1949 in the village of Vërbovc and died on April 28, 2007 in Pristina, Kosovo, in Yugoslavia - now Kosovo[a]) was an ethnic Albanian writer and poet.
He studied Albanian language and literature in the University of Pristina. Prokshi is mainly known for the novel Fundi I Zemerimit (The End of Disgruntlement), a bestseller and winner of The Book of the Year prize .
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| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states. |
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