Ylljet ALIÇKA
BIOGRAPHY
Ylljet Aliçka (b. 1951) was born in Tirana, where he
studied science. Since 1997, he has been working for the Delegation
of the European Community in Albania. Aliçka is the author
of three volumes of short stories: Tregime, Tirana &
Elbasan 1997 (Short stories); Kompromisi, Tirana &
Elbasan 2000 (The Compromise); and Parullat me gurë,
Tirana 2003 (The Slogans in stone). Collections of his tales
have also appeared in French as Les slogans de pierres,
Castelnau-Le-Lez 1999 (The Slogans in stone) and in Polish as
Kompromis, Sejny 2002 (The Compromise). His short story
The Slogans in stone, was filmed and awarded the Youth
Prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. |
Albanian Literature in Translation
Modern
Authors from Albania (late 20th - 21st centuries)
