Ridvan DIBRA
BIOGRAPHY
Ridvan Dibra (b. 1959) was born in Shkodra where he went to
school and graduated from the university in Albanian language
and literature. He taught Albanian in the mountain town of Kukës
from 1982 to 1987 and worked in his native Shkodra from 1988
to 1994 as a journalist. Since 1994 he has been teaching Albanian
language and literature at the University of Shkodra. Website:
www.ridvandibra.tk
Dibra is a leading figure of modern Albanian writing. He is
the author of numerous volumes of innovative literature. Among
them are: the poetry volume Thjesht (Simple), Tirana 1989;
the short story collections Eklipsi i shpirtit (Eclipse
of the soul), Shkodra 1994; and Prostituta e virgjër
(The virgin prostitute), Shkodra 1994; the novel Nudo
(The nude), Tirana 1995; the "parable" Vetmia e
diellit (Solitude of the sun), Tirana 1995; the short story
collection Mjerimi i gjysmës (The misery of half),
Tetovo 1996; the novels Kurthet e dritës (Traps of
light), Elbasan 1997; Triumfi i Gjergj Elez Alisë
(The triumph of Gjergj Elez Alia), Tirana 1999; Stina e ujkut
(Season of the wolf), Shkodra 2000; and Të lirë
dhe të burgosur (The free and the imprisoned), Prishtina
2001; the "parable" Vëlla me centaurët
(Brother with the centaurs), Prishtina 2002; and the novels Triumfi
i dytë i Gjergj Elez Alisë (The second triumph
of Gjergj Elez Alia), and Email (E-Mail), Tirana 2003. |
Albanian Literature in Translation
Modern
Authors from Albania (late 20th - 21st centuries)
