Ridvan Dibra Explained

Ridvan Dibra (born 9 January 1959) is an Albanian writer.^{[1] [2]} He was born in Shkodër, Albania, where he graduated from university in Albanian Language and Literature and from 1994 started teaching the very same subject there. An innovative writer, Dibra is a leading figure of contemporary Albanian Literature.^[3] He has been rewarded with several national and international prizes, including the Rexhai Surroi Prize for best novel of the year in Albanian speaking territories, for his 2012 novel, "Legjenda e vetmisë" (The Legend of Solitude).^[4] He is the first postmodern writer in Albania.

Works

• Nudo ("The Nude") (1995)
• Kurthet e dritës ("Traps of Light") (1997)
• Triumfi i Gjergj Elez Alisë ("The Triumph of Gjergj Elez Alia") (1999)
• Stina e ujkut ("Season of the Wolf") (2000)
• Të lirë dhe të burgosur ("The Free and the Imprisoned") (2001)
• Triumfi i dytë i Gjergj Elez Alisë ("The Second Triumph of Gjergj Elez Alia") (2003)
• Email (2003)
• Kumte dashurie ("Love messages")(2004)
• Sesilja ose sexonix (2005)
• Franc Kafka i shkruan të birit ("Franz Kafka writes to his Son") (2007)
• Stina e maceve ("The Season of the Cats)(2006)
• Kanuni i Lekës së vogël ("The Kanun of Leka Junior") (2011)
• Legjenda e vetmisë ("The Legend of Solitude") (2012)
• Gjumi mbi borë ("Sleeping on Snow") (2016)
• Treni i muzgut ("The Twilight Train") (2017)
• Dashuritë e virgjëreshës Madalenë ("Virgin Madeleine's Love") (2018)

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert Elsie. Robert Elsie. Albanian Literature: A Short History. 2005. I.B.Taurus. London. 1-84511-031-5. 190.
2. Guraziu. S.. Bisedë informale me krijues: Ridvan Dibra. Ars Poetica. 2009. 23. 96. 8 November 2017. Lulu.com. sq. 978-1304497826.
3. Web site: Robert Elsie. Ridvan DIBRA. Robert Elsie:Albanian Literature. 2 November 2017.
4. Web site: Ridvan Dibra . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163959/http://www.albanianbooks.al/index.php/authors-2/ridvan-dibra/ . 2017-01-16 . 2 November 2017 . AlbanianBooks.