Jakov Xoxa (15 April 1923 – 11 November 1979) was an Albanian author of the 20th century.
Biography
Xoxa was born in the town of
Fier
Fier (; sq-definite, Fieri, Latin: ''Fierum'') is the seventh most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Fier County and Fier Municipality. It is situated on the bank of Gjanica River in the Myzeqe Plain between the Seman in ...
, Albania, on April 15, 1923, and died on November 11, 1979. He studied at the
Qemal Stafa High School, in
Tirana
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,
Albania
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.
Although at a relatively young age, like many other
Albanian
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intellectuals he participated in the Anti-Fascist War. After the Liberation of the country he continued his studies in philology and began writing poetry and prose. In 1949, he published his first prose novel. Beginning in 1957 he worked, as a professor in the Faculty of History and Philology at the
University of Tirana
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, where for many years he lectured on literary theory. He died in 1979 in
Budapest
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. He is the grandfather of
Ajola Xoxa, the wife of
Tirana's mayor
Erion Veliaj
Erion Veliaj (born December 17, 1979) is an Albanian politician who has served as the 42nd mayor of Tirana since 2015. Beginning as an activist and the leader of MJAFT!, Veliaj joined the ranks of the Socialist Party of Albania in 2011, where h ...
.
Notable works
''
The Dead River'', 1967.
''
The White Juga'', 1967.
''Flower of Salt'', 1989.
Lulja e kripës: roman By Jakov Xoxa Rilindja, 1989
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See also
*Albanian literature
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References
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1923 births
1979 deaths
20th-century Albanian writers
Qemal Stafa High School alumni
People from Fier
Albanian people of Aromanian descent
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