Teki Dervishi
Teki Dervishi (born 1943) is an ethnic-Albanian poet, novelist and playwright.
Early life
Dervishi was born in Gjakova in the region disputed between Yugoslavia and Axis-occupied Albania (now in Kosovo[a]).
Works
Novels:
- Pirgu i Lartë (The High Tower), 1972
- Padrona, 1973
- Skedarët (The Catalogues), 1974
- Herezia e Dervish Mallutës (The Heresy of Dervish Malluta), 1981
- Palimpsest për Dush Kusarin (Palimpsest For Dush Kusari), 1993
Verse:
- Nimfa (The Nymph), 1970
- Shtëpia e Sëmurë (The Sick House), 1978
- Thashë (I Said), 1981
Theatre plays:
- Pranvera e Librave (The Springtime of Books), 1990
- Zhvarrimi i Pjetër Bogdanit (The Exhumation of Pjetër Bogdani), 1990
- Kufiri me atdhe (The Border with the Fatherland), 1996
- Vojceku (Wozzeck), 1996
Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states. |
References:
- "Gone But not Forgotten" PDF (80.9 KiB) by Robert Elsie, The Guardian, Saturday Review, April 3, 1999, page 3.
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