Thinking in a matchbox
Thinking in a matchbox
Author(s): Fatos Kongoli, Ag ApolloniContributor(s): Robert Wilton (Translator)
Subject(s): Fiction, Novel, Albanian Literature, Psychology of Self, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Bard Books
Keywords: dictatorship; propaganda; trauma; socialist realism; circumstance; influence; writing;
Summary/Abstract: In this interview, the well-known Albanian writer Fatos Kongoli talks about literature, tyranny, democracy, transition, the authors he read, and how he created. As one of the most successful Albanian writers, he talks about the socio-political context that affected his creations, which were dominated by characters traumatized by their past.
Journal: SYMBOL
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 3-15
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
