Teodor LAÇO
BIOGRAPHY
Teodor Laço (b. 1936) from the village of Dardha
near Korça established his reputation as a major prose
writer of the socialist period with his novel Tokë e
ashpër, Tirana 1971 (Rough land), which dealt with the
collectivization of agriculture in mountain regions. The author
was head of the 'New Albania' film studios and, after the fall
of the dictatorship, became chairman of the Social-Democratic
parliamentary group. He has since published about a dozen collections
of short stories, five other novels and numerous plays. Laço's
short stories, which are in general more effective than his novels,
have appeared in: Portat e dashurisë, Tirana 1980
(The gates of love); Një ditë dhe një jetë,
Tirana 1983 (A day and a life); Zemërimi i një njeriu
të urtë, Tirana 1990 (The wrath of a sage man);
Mozaik dashurish, Tirana 1998 (Mosaic of loves); and in
English in A lyrical tale in winter, Tirana 1988. |
Albanian Literature in Translation
Modern
Authors from Albania (late 20th - 21st centuries)
