Summary
Rexhep Qosja (born 1936) is an Albanian writer, literary critic and Professor at University of Prishtina. He has been considered the first postmodern Albanian novelist and one of the greatest Balkans literary critics.
Rexhep Qosja | |
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| Born | 25 June 1936 Vusanje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, social critic, literary critic, politician |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Period | 1967–present |
| Literary movement | Postmodern literature |
| Notable works | Death comes to me from such eyes (1974) |
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Life and career edit
He is the first Doctor of Philological Sciences in Kosovo.[1] Qosja is the author of various anthologies and scholarly monographs, including a three-volume history of Albanian literature in the Romantic period. He is also the author of the novel Vdekja më vjen prej syve të tillë (Death Comes to Me from Such Eyes, Pristina, 1974), translated into French, Italian, Greek, German, Dutch, Slovenian, Bulgarian and Serbian.[2] Qosja has written books outlining the history of the Albanian people in the Balkans. Qosja was a figure in peace talks to end the Kosovo War of 1999.
Novels edit
- Death comes to me from such eyes (1974)
- One Love and Seven Sins (2003)
- The Night is Our Day (2007)
- No one’s sons (2010)
- The Secrets Revealed (2020)
Sources edit
- Ag Apolloni, Parabola postmoderne, 2010
- Robert Elsie, Historia e letërsisë shqiptare, 2001.
References edit
- ^ "Rexhep Qosja - Biografia". Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Historical dictionary of Kosova by Robert Elsie, p. 147-148
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