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Çezma e floririt
Tregime:
1. Çezma e floririt.
2.Letra e turkut.
3.Në dasmë.
4.Brazda e fundit.
5.E fejuara.
6.Shoferi i autombulancës.
7.Lakmia.
8.Minatori plak.
9.Lule-kaçet.
10.Stuhia.
11.Xixëllonjat.
12.Pylli dhe dashuria.
13.Drita e Yllit.
14.Në brigjet e Jonit të kaltërt.
1. Çezma e floririt.
2.Letra e turkut.
3.Në dasmë.
4.Brazda e fundit.
5.E fejuara.
6.Shoferi i autombulancës.
7.Lakmia.
8.Minatori plak.
9.Lule-kaçet.
10.Stuhia.
11.Xixëllonjat.
12.Pylli dhe dashuria.
13.Drita e Yllit.
14.Në brigjet e Jonit të kaltërt.
194 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1960
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January 4, 2025
I stumbled across the book while seeking out translated Albanian fiction beyond Ismail Kadare's fine work. It's an assemblage of three modes of Prifiti's wrting: nine short stories originally collected and published in 1960, along with a cycle of five short "poetic prose" pieces, followed by a 27-page journalistic account of his visit to the Albanian coast in 1957. (I'm not clear if the latter two sections were part of the original 1960 publication, or added to this English-language translation.) My interest was strictly the fiction, so I read that 80% of the book and skipped the other parts.
The nine short stories range from historical settings to modern ones, but all fall squarely within the same sentimental range. The first two stories ("The Golden Fountain" and "Letter From a Turkish Soldier") are set during Ottoman rule and run thick with praise for the noble virtues of Albanian women. "A Tearful Wedding" is a sketch of a village wedding marred by the absence of a son killed fighting Germans in World War II. "Winter of Hunger" is a brief sketch of a starving Greek refugee child skulking around an Albanian village in 1944. "The Betrothed" is a 50+ page story of two young people in love, but bound to the traditions of arranged marriage.
The other stories are fairly straightforward stories about society and community in postwar Albania -- each of which feels like it's been written to impart a message. "The Rusty Container" is a straightforward parable about greed, "The Old Miner" is a sappy ode to the humble working man, "The Last Furrow" is a blunt warning about trying to live apart from others and not embrace the collective approach. My favorite story was probably "The Ambulance Driver" -- it gave the richest sense of a small town's civic life, warts and all, and was the least predictable of the lot. The overall effect of the collection is somewhat limited -- although readers with an interest in the country may find the perspective from the 1950s interesting. There's a certain sense that the author wrote these with a government minder reading over the shoulder to ensure that the correct lessons are imparted...
The nine short stories range from historical settings to modern ones, but all fall squarely within the same sentimental range. The first two stories ("The Golden Fountain" and "Letter From a Turkish Soldier") are set during Ottoman rule and run thick with praise for the noble virtues of Albanian women. "A Tearful Wedding" is a sketch of a village wedding marred by the absence of a son killed fighting Germans in World War II. "Winter of Hunger" is a brief sketch of a starving Greek refugee child skulking around an Albanian village in 1944. "The Betrothed" is a 50+ page story of two young people in love, but bound to the traditions of arranged marriage.
The other stories are fairly straightforward stories about society and community in postwar Albania -- each of which feels like it's been written to impart a message. "The Rusty Container" is a straightforward parable about greed, "The Old Miner" is a sappy ode to the humble working man, "The Last Furrow" is a blunt warning about trying to live apart from others and not embrace the collective approach. My favorite story was probably "The Ambulance Driver" -- it gave the richest sense of a small town's civic life, warts and all, and was the least predictable of the lot. The overall effect of the collection is somewhat limited -- although readers with an interest in the country may find the perspective from the 1950s interesting. There's a certain sense that the author wrote these with a government minder reading over the shoulder to ensure that the correct lessons are imparted...
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