By ILIRIAN ZHUPA The sad fate of writings Continues on page 21
INTERVIEW WITH THE POET Ilirian Zhupa: How censorship was survived during communism On page 19
Opinion of the Day By ILIRIAN ZHUPA To speak about the book of a friend, a diplomat and analyst of foreign policy and international developments such as Ambassador... A manual and diplomatic guide Continues on page 21
Opinion of the Day By ILIRIAN ZHUPA To speak about the book of a friend, a diplomat and analyst of foreign policy and international developments such as the ambassador... A diplomatic handbook and guide Continues on page 21
Opinion of the Day By ILIRIAN ZHUPA Realism, critical realism, neo-realism, socialist realism, magical realism... Theoretical clarifications that try to put things on track ... Socialist realism or democratic realism Continues on page 18
By ILIRIAN ZHUPA Despite achievements and delays, although people realize that in this quarter-century of the latest history, we as Albanians in Albania... Albanians only know how to talk about the weather Continues on page 19
Opinion of the Day By ILIRIAN ZHUPA Realism, critical realism, neo-realism, socialist realism, magical realism.... Theoretical gimmicks that try to put things on track ... Socialist realism or democratic realism Continues on page 18
Today’s Opinion There is no day when the news does not report murders. Done out of carelessness, or intentionally, in the middle of the square, or in dark corners at night.... By ILIRIAN ZHUPA The (Self-)Murder of the Other Continues on page 25
Opinion of the Day By ILIRIAN ZHUPA Despite the achievements and delays, with all the bright and dark sides in this quarter century of the recent history of ours, we as Albanians from Albania... Albanians don’t know how to talk about anything but the weather Continues on page 19
INTERVIEW WITH THE POET Ilirian Zhupa: How I survived censorship during communism On page 19
By ILIRIAN ZHUPA In the “Dictionary of the contemporary Albanian language”, to define what has happened in the years of pluralism with our administration, there are two words... Continued on page 24 The anatomy of a patched-up administration
Opinion of the Day In the last century, just as in all other fields, in the area of printing as well, we have had a huge flood of publications.... By ILIRIAN ZHUPA The sad fate of writings In the last century, Just as in all other fields, in the area of print- ing as well, we hav
By ILIRIAN ZHUPA In the “Dictionary of the Modern Albanian Language”, to define what has happened in the years of pluralism with our administration, there are two words... Continued on page 24 The anatomy of a patched-up administration
Opinion of the Day By ILIRIAN ZHUPA The former regime, in order to contrast what Albania and Albanians were before the communists came to power, in comparison... The place of the ‘former’ ones Continued on page 24
Opinion of the Day By ILIRIAN ZHUPA The former regime, in order to draw a Krasha comparison with what Albania and Albanians were like before the communists came to power, in addition... The place of the ‘former’ Continues on page 24
CELEBRATIONS On page 9
BOOK ON ÇAMËRIA ► Pages 18-19 Lisen Bashkurti: How the ordeal for Çamëria began
Free defamation versus the state, or the state against free defamation?...
HISTORY/ THE GUYS FROM KAVAJA STREET On page 7
PROJECT By INA K. ZHUPA On page 20