Preç ZOGAJ
BIOGRAPHY
Poet, prose writer and political figure Preç Zogaj
(b. 1957) was born in Manatia in the District of Lezha. He studied
language and literature at the University of Tirana and worked
thereafter as a journalist and publisher. Zogaj played a significant
role in the democracy movement in Albania in 1990 and served
as Minister of Culture in the"stability" government
of June 1991. Since that time, he has been active both as a writer
and in political life. Among his more recent publications are
the poetry collections: Qielli i gjithkujt, Tirana 1991
(Everyone's Sky); Kalimi, Tirana 1999 (The Passing); and
Pas erës së re, Tirana 2004 (After a New Wind);
and the prose works: Shetitorja, Tirana 1990 (The Promenade);
and Pa histori, Tirana 1993 (Without History); and the
study Paradhoma e një presidenti, Tirana 2001 (The
President's Antechamber). His works have been translated into
French and Italian. |
Albanian Literature in Translation
Modern
Authors from Albania (late 20th - 21st centuries)
