Anglo-Albanian Gazette Issue 4, Spring 2016
Anglo-Albanian Gazette Issue 4, Spring 2016
Anne Bridge - Adam Yamey reports on a talk by Neil Rees about the novelist Anne Bridge whose novel Singing Waters (1946) is set mainly in Mirdita and Mati.
In conversation - Adam Yamey reports on a conversation between the historian Sir Noel Malcolm and Kosovan Ambassador, Mr Lirim Greiçevci, at the Kosovan Embassy.
Film review - Adam Yamey discusses the film Shok, written and directed by Jamie Donoughue. The film tells the story of two ethnic Albanian boys struggling to survive during the war in Kosovo.
Film review - Adam Yamey discusses the Albanian film Scandal (SkaNdal), a documentary about Albania’s LGBT community, directed by Elton Baxhaku.
A Month in Shkodër - Duncan Norman, soon to take up his post as British Ambassador in Albania, describes living with an elderly couple in Shkodër to familiarise himself with Albanian culture and language.
History in the Albanian Language - Adam Yamey summarises a talk by translator John Hodgson about the evolution of the Albanian language.
Edith Durham’s Lantern Slides - John Watkins reports on a joint AAA-RAI meeting where a selection of Edith Durham’s lantern slides were shown. The slides were selected by Evan MacRury and introduced by Robert Elsie.
What is Kadare like in Albanian? - translator John Hodgson describes how Kadare’s use of language altered after 1990, following the collapse of the communist regime.
Letter from Tirana - “Nevinson”
Book review - John Watkins reviews Enver Hoxha, The Iron Fist of Albania by Blendi Fevziu, published in March 2016.
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