Teodor KEKO
BIOGRAPHY
Teodor Keko (1958-2002) was born and raised in Tirana, where
he studied Albanian language and literature, graduating in 1983.
He worked as a journalist for the literary newspaper Drita,
and for the daily Koha jonë, and later became editor
of the newspaper Aleanca and the weekly Aks. For
a time, he was also a member of parliament. Teodor Keko began
publishing in the 1980s and is the author of fifteen volumes
of poetry, drama, novels and, in particular, short stories.
Among Teodor Keko's major publications are: Loja (The
Game), Tirana 1990; Lajmëtarja e vdekjeve (The Harbinger
of Deaths), Tirana 1991; Pretenca (The Pretence),Tirana
1994; Shënimet e një gruaje (The Notes of a
Woman), Tirana 1995; Dymbëdhjetë shenjtorë,
një profet dhe disa njerëz (Twelve Saints, a Prophet
and Some People), Tirana 1997; Prostituta (The Prostitute),
Tirana 1997; Made in Albania (Made in Albania), Tirana
1998; Vdekja e nëpunësit X (The Death of Civil
Servant X), Tirana 2000; and Hollësira fatale (Fatal
Details), 2001. |
Albanian Literature in Translation
Modern
Authors from Albania (late 20th - 21st centuries)
