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Petro Marko


Born
in Dhërmi, Albania
November 25, 1913

Died
December 27, 1991

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Politics, Memoir


Petro Marko is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern Albanian prose. He was one of the most controversial writers in Communist Albania. A Spanish Civil-War Veteran, a communist and a humanist, he spent many years as a political prisoner on charges of dissidence and while some of his books never got published, most of them got censored and partly edited before being published. A prolific writer, he mostly wrote novels which deal with grander political themes as well as universal humanist issues. He also wrote books for children. His last book, published post-mortem in the year 2000, “Interviews with Myself: Clouds and Rocks” enumerates his difficult life under the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha. His best-known novel is titled ...more

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Average rating: 4.26 · 2,084 ratings · 80 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors
Shpella e piratëve
4.11 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions
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Qyteti i fundit
4.34 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Nata e Ustikës
4.26 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
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Hasta La Vista
4.39 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 1958 — 6 editions
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Fantazma dhe plani 3+4
4.14 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Intervistë me vetveten: ret...
4.56 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2000
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Një emër në katër rrugë
4.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Ara në mal
4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1968 — 3 editions
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Një natë dhe dy agime
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Horizont
4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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“Edhe pas tufanit ...furtune eshte jeta!”
― Petro Marko, Qyteti i fundit
tags: jeta-furtune-petro-marko
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“Sa zor eshte ti futesh tjetrit ne zemer,ne koke! Po t'u shkruhej njerezve ne sy e ne fytyre mendimi , shpirti, rruga, puna, qellimi atehere bota do te kishte marr tjeter drejtim....Po shume fytyra jane si nata...dhe hajde kupto te lutem,se c'mbulon dhe c'fsheh nata!”
― Petro Marko, Qyteti i fundit
tags: njeri-nata-jeta-petro-marko
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“Në këtë botë njeriu po qe i drejtë është guximtar.”
― Petro Marko, Fantazma dhe plani 3+4
tags: guximi-drejtesia-njeriu-kurajo
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