Primo SHLLAKU
BIOGRAPHY
Primo Shllaku (b. 1947) is a major figure of Albanian verse
from Shkodra. He began writing surreptitiously during the dictatorship.
He tells us that all his poems "grew and matured in the
shadows. That can be their death or to their honour." He
currently lives in Athens, Greece, where he teaches French.
Shllaku is the author of the much-appreciated volumes: Lule
nate (Night Flowers), Tirana 1994; Hana e njelmët
e ditës (The Salty Moon of Daytime), Tirana 1995; and
Edhe fjalët shkojnë në ferr (Words Also
Go to Hell), Tirana 2005. |
Albanian Literature in Translation
Modern
Authors from Albania (late 20th - 21st centuries)
