A SHAK: Kadare, contemporary Albanian literature emblem

Deeply grieved, we received the sad news that today writer Ismail Kadare, the emblem of contemporary Albanian literature, one of the world's greatest and most well-known writers of European literature, the multiple Nobel Prize candidate and winner of many international awards and gratitude, whose work has been translated into more than 40 languages of the world”, says the ASHAK report.

A The SHAK estimated that Kadare, a foreign member of this academy, except as a writer, was the central “personality of Albanian culture in the second half of the century. XX, protagonist of the most advanced development in Albanian literature during this period”.

The Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 at 11:00, will hold cometative meetings in honour of Ismail Kadare's work and personality.