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Authors
What Makes Ismail Kadare’s Works Essential Reading for Literary Enthusiasts?
Reading Kadare, David Bellos finds the whole world in literary form: a masterful blend of myth and folklore with portraits…
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Albanian Fables
The Foolish Youth and the Ring
Once upon a time there was an old woman with one son who was a fool. The mother was very…
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Albanian Fables
The Snake Child
Once upon a time there was a king who had no children. But he employed a vizier who had three…
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Albanian Fables
Marigo of the Forty Dragons
Once upon a time there was king and a queen who had only one daughter, a girl who was the…
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Authors
The most beautiful poems of Ismail Kadare.
Ismail Kadare is an Albanian writer, both a poet and a prose writer who enjoys a broad international reputation. Born…
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Kulture
Letter from Kosovo
byBrian Sneeden Each year, writers and musicians from across the globe converge in Kosovo for the three-day Festival of Literature…
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Përralla
The snake’s bride
Once upon a time, in a peaceful countryside, lived Kenta, a farmer who had three daughters. It was a simple…
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Përralla
The Lover’s Grave
This is a now largely forgotten tale from central Albania, recorded in the late nineteenth century. Nderenje, now Ndroq, is…
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Historia
The Legend of Scanderbeg, Gjergj Kastrioti Akenderbeu and Ballaban
Scanderbeg or Skanderbeg (Alb. Skënderbeu) was an Albanian prince (1405-1468) and is now considered the national hero of the Albanians.…
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Përralla
The Girl who Became a Boy
Once upon a time there was a man who had three daughters. When the king called up soldiers for the…
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