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Dritëro Agolli

Born

in Menkulas, Devoll, Albania

October 13, 1931

Died

February 03, 2017

Genre

Poetry, Prose, Drama

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Dritëro Agolli was a writer who has had a far from negligible influence on the course of contemporary literature. He was head of the Albanian Union of Writers and Artists from the purge of Fadil Paçrami and Todi Lubonja at the Fourth Plenary Session in 1973 until 1992. Agolli was born to a peasant family in Menkulas in the Devoll region near Korça and finished secondary school in Gjirokastra in 1952. He later continued his studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Leningrad and took up journalism upon his return to Albania, working for the daily newspaper Zëri i Popullit (The People’s Voice) for fifteen years. Agolli not only served as president of the Writers’ Union from 1973 to his retirement on 31 January 1992, but was also a d Dritëro Agolli was a writer who has had a far from negligible influence on the course of contemporary literature. He was head of the Albanian Union of Writers and Artists from the purge of Fadil Paçrami and Todi Lubonja at the Fourth Plenary Session in 1973 until 1992. Agolli was born to a peasant family in Menkulas in the Devoll region near Korça and finished secondary school in Gjirokastra in 1952. He later continued his studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Leningrad and took up journalism upon his return to Albania, working for the daily newspaper Zëri i Popullit (The People’s Voice) for fifteen years. Agolli not only served as president of the Writers’ Union from 1973 to his retirement on 31 January 1992, but was also a deputy in the People’s Assembly.

Agolli first attained success as a poet of the soil. His early verse collections Në rrugë dolla, Tirana 1958 (I went out on the street), Hapat e mija në asfalt, Tirana 1961 (My steps on the pavement), and Shtigje malesh dhe trotuare, Tirana 1965 (Mountain paths and sidewalks), introduced him to the reading public as a sincere and gifted lyric poet of the soil and demonstrated masterful verse technique. An attachment to his roots came to form the basis of his poetic credo.

Dritëro Agolli has been exceptionally productive in recent years, with numerous well-received verse collections: Lypësi i kohës, Tirana 1995 (The time beggar), Shpirti i gjyshërve, Tirana 1996 (The spirit of our forefathers), Vjen njeriu i çuditshëm, Tirana 1996 (The strange man approaches), Baladë për tim atë dhe për vete, Tirana 1997 (Ballad for my father and myself), Fletorka e mesnatës, Tirana 1998 (Midnight notebook), and Kambana e largët, Tirana 1998 (The distant bell).

As a prose writer, Agolli first made a name for himself with the novel Komisari Memo, Tirana 1970 (Commissar Memo), originally conceived as a short story. This didactic novel with a clear social and political message was translated into English as The bronze bust, Tirana 1975.

Agolli’s second novel, Njeriu me top, Tirana 1975 (The man with a cannon), translated into English as The man with the gun, Tirana 1983, takes up the partisan theme from a different angle and with a somewhat more subtle approach.

Dritëro Agolli was a prolific writer throughout the nineties, a rare voice of humanity and sincerity in Albanian letters. ...more

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	Shkëlqimi dhe rënia e shokut Zylo 4.10 avg rating — 619 ratings — published 1973 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trëndafili në gotë 3.82 avg rating — 88 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pelegrini i vonuar 4.31 avg rating — 65 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arka e djallit 4.31 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Komisari Memo by Dritëro Agolli, Aristidh Ristani (Editor), Safo Marko (Kopertina) 4.08 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1969 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Njeriu me top 4.20 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1975 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lypësi i kohës 3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zhurma e erërave të dikurshme 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mosha e bardhë 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Ja di dhembjes të gjitha shkallët
Ja njoh peshën,artit,bukës dhe hekurit.
Por më shumë më dhemb loti i ndarjes me të gjallët
Sesa loti i ndarjes me të vdekurit”
― Dritero Agolli

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“Sikur s'jetoj ne vendin tim

Me ndodh sikur s'jetoj ne vendin tim
Po ne nje vend te huaj dhe te larget
Ne nje qyetet me buba dhe me minj
Mes mureve te rrjepur dhe te laget.

Çuditem pse keshtu me duket shpesh
Kur s'ka njeri shtepia, kur jam vetem
Kur shiu ne dimer flluska ngre ne shesh
Dhe mua flluska flluska ma ben jeten.

Me ngjan sikur dhe strehet derdhin helm
Helmohemi çdo çast me njeri tjetrin
s'e di nga vjen ky helm se s'kam ç'te them
Vec shoh se rrobat tona helm na rrjedhin.

Ky vend me duket do helmohet krejt
Nga helmi rrjedhur vrimash ne themelet
Pastaj do tundet toka ne termet
Dhe djalli i madh do qesh e do zgerdheshet.

I huaj jam ne vendin tim mjerisht
Dhe kur rreth meje ka me dhjetra njerez
Kjo me lendon dhe shpirtin ma gervish
me ben te qaj si nxenes prapa deres.”
― Dritero Agolli

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“Ç'pret nga nje bote ku i mashtruari turperohet me shume se mashtruesi!”
― Dritero Agolli

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