Ali Asllani Explained
| Ali Asllani |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Vajza, Vlorë District, |
| Death Place: | Tirana, Albania |
| Nationality: | Albanian |
| Occupation: | Poet, politician |
| Known For: | being an activist of the Albanian National Awakening |
| Signature: | Ali Asllani (nënshkrim).svg |
Ali Asllani (28 November 1884 in Vajza, Vlorë District – 20 December 1966 in Tirana, Albania) was an Albanian poet, politician and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.[1]
Biography
Asllani was born in village Vajza, Vlorë District, Ottoman Albania, in present-day Kotë, Selenicë municipality.[2] He was educated in Ioannina (Zosimaia School) and Istanbul and started working as public servant in the Ottoman administration. He is remembered for his song Hanko Halla (en|Aunt Jane).[3] He collaborated with Ismail Kemal and his Provisional Government. In 1930s he represented Albania as consul in Greece and Bulgaria.
Selected works
- Hanko Halla: poemë, Biblioteka e Traditës: Antikuar, "Naim Frashëri", 1999
Notes and References
- Book: Elsie, Robert. Albanian literature: a short history. 29 July 2005. Centre for Albanian Studies. (London, England). 11 April 2011. 153. 9781845110314.
- Book: Robert Elsie. Robert Elsie. A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. 31 December 2013. 24 December 2012. I.B.Tauris. 978-1-78076-431-3. 19. ASLLANI,ALI (28.11.1882-20.12.1966) Poet and diplomat. Ali Asllani was born in the village of Vajza near Vlora.
- Book: Joseph Twadell Shipley. Encyclopedia of literature. registration. 1946. Philosophical Library. 18. Among the younger generation who are largely under the influence of symbolism and the later movements, but who are no less patriotic in their feelings, are Ali Asllani with his Hanko Halla (Aunt Jane), a collection of poems that express .
