Helena Kadare
Helena Kadare | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 77–78) Fier, Albanian Kingdom (now Albania) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Literary movement | Postmodern literature |
| Notable works | Një lindje e vështirë |
| Notable awards | Autorja e Vitit 2011 (Author of the Year in Albania)[1] |
| Spouse | Ismail Kadare |
| Children | 2; including Besiana Kadare |
Helena "Elena" Gushi Kadare (born 1943 in Fier, Albania) is an Albanian author of short stories and novels, screenwriter, and translator.[2][3] One of these, 1970's Një lindje e vështirë, is the first novel by a woman to have been published in Albania.[4] Her 1990 novel A Woman from Tirana is perhaps her most widely read novel.
Biography[]
She was born in Fier, in central Albania.[4] She studied literature at the University of Tirana.[4] She then worked in journalism and as an editor in the publishing industry.[4][3]
She has written numerous short stories.[4] She also wrote the first full novel ever to have been published in Albanian by a woman: Një lindje e vështirë, Tirana 1970 (A Difficult Birth).[4] Her novel Një grua nga Tirana, Tirana 1994 (A Woman from Tirana) has been published in French, Dutch, English, and German translation, Une femme de Tirana in 1995, Een vrouw uit Tirana in 1996, and Eine Frau aus Tirana in 2009.[4][5]
Kadare has lived in Paris, France, with her husband writer Ismail Kadare since 1990.[6] Their daughter Besiana Kadare is the Albanian Ambassador to the United Nations, a Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 75th session, and Albania's Ambassador to Cuba.[7]
Works[]
- Një lindje e vështirë (A Difficult Birth), novel, 1970
- Një grua nga Tirana (A Woman from Tirana), novel, 1990 ISBN 99927-45-13-4
- Bashkëshortët (Spouses), novel, 2002 ISBN 99927-45-77-0
- Le temps qui manque mémoires, 2010
- Kohë e pamjaftueshme (Insufficient Time), novel, 2011 ISBN 978-99956-87-51-9
- Një grua në Berlin: Ditar 20 prill - 22 Qershor 1945 (A Woman in Berlin - Anonymous (Diary April 20 - June 22, 1945), 2016
Gallery[]
Husband, Ismail Kadare; Zurich, Switzerland, Autumn 2002.
Daughter, Ambassador Besiana Kadare, at the United Nations.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Shpërndahen çmimet në Panairin e Librit, Helena Kadare “Autorja e Vitit”, Gazeta Sot, 12 November 2011
- ^ "Helena Kadare, biografia e libri censiti in Albania Letteraria". Albanian News.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Elena Kadare | Viennale". viennale.at.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Helena KADARE". Albanian Literature.
- ^ "Helena Kadare | Traduki". traduki.eu.
- ^ "Helena KADARE". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "New Permanent Representative of Albania Presents Credentials". un.org.
Further reading[]
- Kadare, Helena. Kohë e pamjaftueshme, Tirana: Onufri, 2011. ISBN 978-9995687519 (Also available in French)
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