Fatos Lubonja (born 1951) is an Albanian writer and dissident.

Life

Fatos is the son of Todi Lubonja, who was a close associate of Communist leader of Albania

Enver Hoxha Enver Halil Hoxha ( , ; 16 October 190811 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 unt ...

and head of Albanian national television until the early 1970s. In the course of Hoxha's split with the USSR in 1960, Todi Lubonja was arrested for voicing opposition. Fatos, who had been studying physics in Tirana, was also arrested due to the discovery of his diary, which was critical of Hoxha. Fatos Lubonja was initially sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. He was later accused of belonging to a pro-Soviet circle in the prison and was sentenced to 20 more years. After having spent 13 years at hard labor, he was moved to solitary confinement. There he wrote a diary. Fatos Lubonja was released in 1991, after having spent 17 years in prison and having suffered a nervous breakdown while serving his sentence. He is an outspoken critic of Albanian socio-political factors, i.e.

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...

leader Sali Berisha, Socialist Party leader Edi Rama, former KLA leader Ramush Haradinaj, the

Red and Black Alliance The Red and Black Alliance ( sq, Aleanca Kuq e Zi) is a nationalist political party in Albania. It was created by Kreshnik Spahiu, the former Deputy Head of the High Council of Justice of Albania. It has sometimes been described as ultra-nation ...

, and poet and novelist Ismail Kadare. He edits and publishes a literary magazine ''

Përpjekja ''Përpjekja'' (meaning ''Endeavor'' in English) is an Albanian language quarterly culture and literary magazine published in Tirana, Albania. History and profile ''Përpjekja'' was first published in 1994. Its founder is Fatos Lubonja. He is a ...

'' (Endeavour) in Tirana, which was founded by him in 1994. Lubonja received the SEEMO Award for Mutual Cooperation in South East Europe in 2004. His novel ''

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'' is a take on communism under Hoxha. His book "

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" was translated into English and published in London by

Istros Books Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis. Publications Notable publications include: *''Doppelgänger'' by Daša Drndić ...

in 2014.

References

External links

Përpjekja back issues
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lubonja, Fatos Albanian male writers 20th-century Albanian writers 1951 births Living people 21st-century Albanian writers Albanian journalists Albanian publishers (people) Albanian activists Albanian novelists 21st-century novelists Albanian-language writers Albanian dissidents