INTERVIEW / THE WELL-KNOWN WRITER: I SAVED MY SISTER, THE ONLY PROTECTION I COULD GIVE HER • “Something dangerous had been said about the ruler, something for which you could lose your head; I don’t know how the letter came out” By FATMIRA NIKOLLI Two months ago I had met the writer at “Bar Juvenilja”, where he sits every day with his publisher Bujar Hudhri, while he is staying in Tirana. At the end of a long conversation interrupted by the photos of readers who come and greet him, I asked him whether this time we would do an interview. Ismail Kadare told me no. He said it very politely, but even this “light as a feather task” weighed on me. Despite all the reasons and non-reasons he had for not giving an interview... EXCLUSIVE (In the photo) The well-known writer, Ismail Kadare. The writer’s sister, Kadire Kadare. The dictator Enver Hoxha On pages 6-7 EXCLUSIVE. (In the photo) The well-known writer, Ismail Kadare. The writer’s sister, Kadire Kadare. The dictator Enver Hoxha

Mira Mihali: The last phone conversation, what my son told me 30 minutes before they killed him. Details of the crime that happened over a charger “We heard the terrible news on the radio, we fainted in the car” On page 9

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Of the day The Albanian family is neither more nor less than in its entirely patriarchal, macho complex, and the granting of any power or position to the female sex... Continued on page 20

By ZOJE JAKAJ Family problems affect children the most

Governor’s Address At its meeting of 2 August 2017, in addition to the decision to keep the base interest rate unchanged at 1.25%, as well as the interest rates... Continued on page 21

By GENT SEJKO Economic growth exceeded forecasts, will continue

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