Mirëdita everyone, as promised in my last post, I thought I’d post an update about my Arvanite poetry (for those unaware, I run a blog on https://gjuhaezogut.com ), since I just got my first test print of my first book, Këngë Lakonike, recently, and I’m extremely happy with the results so far.
So I’ve already found a publisher (Kostaq Papa from Best Seller Tirana) and we’ve been working on two versions of the book, in German and English, with both also containing translations in Albanian and Greek, as well. These will be available in Albania and abroad within Europe.
The version shown below, on the other hand, is the fancy international version including all of the above plus French translations, as well. This is the version I’m considering putting on lulu.com and amazon in print-on-demand format mainly to make the book accessible for readers outside of Europe as well as print some limited run copies with better binding to sell during lectures and whatnot, but I still have to discuss the details with my publisher.
Additionally, I’ve been invited to participate in the annual Mediterranean poetry contest taking place in Rome in December, so I’m pretty excited about that, as well.
The book is slated for release in November, and will make its debut at a book festival in Tirana. I’ll be sure to keep you posted when it does.
Këngë Lakonike (Arvanite poetry)
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Great work! Please let us know a couple of days in advance when you present the book at the fair.
Would be nice to have both versions!