Biography

Dhimitër Xhuvani was born in 1934 in Pogradec

Pogradec

Pogradec is a city in southeastern Albania, situated on the shores of Ohrid lake. It is the capital of the District of Pogradec, in the County of Korçë, located at 40.87°N and 20.70°E with a population of around 30,000 . The total area of the district is 725 km². Pogradec alone occupies about...

, Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. His father, Kostaq Xhuvani, was a respected teacher from Elbasan

Elbasan

Elbasan is a city in central Albania. It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at...

. In 1944 during the World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 his family flees from Pogradec and takes refuge in Mokër where they stay until their country is liberated after which they move to Elbasan

Elbasan

Elbasan is a city in central Albania. It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at...

. After finishing the medical high-school he works in the rural hospitals of Librazhd

Librazhd

Librazhd is a town in eastern Albania, capital of the Librazhd District. It has a population of approximately 9,998. Librazhd is the nearest town to the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park...

, Peqin, Gramsh and Cërrik. After leaving medicine he continues his studies in the Faculty of History and Philology in Tiranë and later in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

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Dhimitër is the winner of many literary awards and his work has been translated in many languages including Italian, French, English, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.

Works

• Kambanat e fundit (1958)
• Midis dy netëve (1962)
• Tuneli (1966)
• Përsëri në këmbë (1970)
• Fan Smajli (1971)
• Zgjimi i Nebi Surrelit (1976)
• Do të jetojmë ndryshe (1979)
• Vdekja e zotit Kaloti (1981)
• Bota ime (1984)