Art & Culture
“I went on stage eight months pregnant, but for ‘bad biography’; they took me off the stage and sent me away…”/ The unknown testimony of the Kosovar, who turned into a legend of Vlora singing
Memorie.al / In the dimensions of time, when it came to life, the Vlora trio found itself on suitable ground,...
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“In Dijon, France in the 1970s, I liked the piece I played with the çifteli that Gjin Shkoza had given me so much that the chairman of the jury stood up and checked me, to make sure…”/ The rare testimony of the Albanian “Paganini”
By Ndue Dedaj Memorie.al / It happen that you meet people very late, people you had set out to meet...
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“How did the great master, Prenkë Jakova, work with us young girls and the entire amateur troupe, when we staged the first Albanian opera, ‘Mrika’ in 1958…”? / The rare testimony of Marie Gajtani (Luka)
From Adela Kolea Memorie.al/ "Yes, you read clearly: with pleasure I bring you some new 'old things'. 'Why and how?'...
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“Martin Camaj’s file is not authentic, it shows clear signs of manipulation and documentary fabrication, with the aim of smearing and…”/ Reflections of Selami Zalli, on the renowned poet and scholar
- Detailed analysis by Selami Zalli on Martin Camaj's file and the manipulation of State Security documentation - Memorie.al /...
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“The purpose of the work is not theoretical debate for the sake of debate, but the construction of a ‘second archive; that offers the reader…”/ Reflections on the new book “Musine Kokalari – A Star”, by Uran Butka
Memorie.al / The latest publication by Uran Butka, “Musine Kokalari – A Constellation” (Volume I, “Lumo Skëndo” Institute of Historical...
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“The Monster” was published and then banned, during the Stalinist period there were writers like Bulgakov, Maldestam, Anna Akmatova, who…”/ Unknown interview with Kadare in “La Stampa”, May 2010
From DOMENICO QUIRICO Memorie.al / “To truly free themselves from the past, the authorities in Albania need the truth, the...
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“Thanas Dino was not one of those who could ‘get stuck’ in his fate, to simply turn into a dummy chronicler, but he…”/ The story of the Gjirokaster journalist who was criticized by Enver Hoxha in 1972
Memorie.al / “Its leaves are my hands, / Its roots are my heart, / Its trunk is my years, /...
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“Writing correctly in Gheg today is not simply a matter of desire; it is an act of intellectual resistance, as those ‘100 people’ who keep it alive are…”/ Reflections of the renowned journalist
From Edmond Kaceli, Italy The Paradox of Gheg Albanian: Between the Literary Elite and "Village Gheg" Memorie.al / Gheg...
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