Fatos Kongoli
Year of birth: 1944
lives in Tirana
Het beschrijf at Passa Porta
15. September 2008 -
27. October 2008
Foundation kunst:raum sylt quelle
23. November 2008 -
22. December 2008
Bridgend/UK: Seren Books, 2007
N.N.: TOENA, 2007
Te porta e Shėn Pjetrit
N.N.: TOENA, 2005
Lėkura e qenit
N.N.: Toena, 2004
Ėndrra e Damokleut
N.N.: MCM, 2001
Dragoi i Fildishtė
N.N.: MCM, 1999
Kufoma
N.N.: MCM, 1994
I humburi
N.N.: Dituria, 1992
Karuseli
N.N.: Sh.B. Naim Frasheri, 1990
Ne te tre
N.N.: Sh.B. Naim Frasheri, 1985
Te fejuarit
N.N.: Sh.B. Naim Frasheri, 1982
Tregime
N.N.: Sh.B. Naim Frasheri, 1978
Shqetesime te ngjashme
N.N.: Sh.B. Naim Frasheri, N.N.
Nje enderr europiane mes Al Pcinos dhe Kavabates
N.N.: Toena, 2000
Ne prtije te Nostradamusit
N.N.: Toena, 2007
Ne tė tre
N.N.: N.N., 1985
Tė fejuarit
N.N.: N.N., 1982
Tregime
N.N.: N.N., 1978
Shqetėsime tė ngjashme
N.N.: N.N., 1972
Fatos Kongoli was born in the central Albanian town of Elbasan in 1944, and grew up in Tirana. He studied mathematics in Tirana and China and, after having graduated in 1967, worked as a mathematics teacher for two years. Subsequently, he wrote for the cultural magazine "Drita" and worked as an editor for the publishing house "Naļm Frashėri".
Fatos Kongoli is deemed to be a co-founder of the Albanian democracy movement, but eventually gave up his political activities in favour of a career as a writer and translator. Since 1972, he regularly publishes novels in which he addressed the dead hand of communism, its surveillance machinery as well as the political and social upheavals which have followed since. Along with Ismail Kadare, Kongoli is the author read most in contemporary Albania and is deemed to be the most important chronicler of the transition from communism to democracy. An English translation of his novel "The Loser" was published by Seren Books in 2007.
Kongoli has received numerous distinctions for his work. He has been awarded the Albanian National Award for Literature several times (including for the best novel of the year and for his complete works). His novel "The Dream of Damokles" was awarded the "Balkanika" prize in 2003.
Fatos Kongoli lives in Tirana.
The HALMA grant for Fatos Kongoli was made possible by the S. Fischer foundation.
