Dionis Bubani (September 18, 1926 – February 10, 2006) was an Albanian writer, playwright, humorist, and translator.[1] He is one of the first professional playwrights which emerged after World War II in Albania.[2]
Dionis Bubani | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1926 Bucharest, Romania |
| Died | February 10, 2006 (aged 79) Tirana, Albania |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Occupation(s) | Chief-editor, writer |
| Known for | Hosteni magazine Translations from Romanian |
| Spouse | Afërdita Bubani |
| Relatives | Gjergj Bubani (father) |
Life
editDionis Bubani was born in Bucharest, Romania, on 18 September 1926, in former "Turk" street (renamed later "Tatra Mountains"). He finished his elementary and high school in Bucharest. Dionis was son of Gjergj Bubani, Albanian editor, publicist, and translator who had lived and worked in Romania for a long time. The family returned to Albania in 1936, where his father Gjergj would become chief-editor of Drita ("The light") newspaper and later Director of Radio Tirana.[3]
After World War II, his father would be arrested and imprisoned by the notorious Special Court of Koci Xoxe.[4] Dionis had a difficult period, being forced to take care of the family as well. He did simple jobs: bicycle-repairing, cigarette ambulant, also as a filer, or as a dactylographer for the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During this time he had started writing. With the demise of Xoxe, some of the victims of the Special Court received partial rehabilitation. Dionis started collaborating for the journals and magazines Letrari i ri ("The new literary") and Rinia ("The youth"), while in 1946 he started publishing in Hosteni, the most known Albanian satirical magazine. There he became later chief-editor. He also collaborated with the "Estrada e Tiranës" ("Tirana's Comedy Theater).[5]
Dionis studied philology in the University of Tirana. He had a long creative career where he contributed in publicistics, satire, humor, children literature, translations, and comedy writing. He received several titles in appreciation of his work. One of his works covers many Albanian Rilindas and literary figures which he had the chance of knowing personally. i.e. Çajupi, Asdreni, Mitrush Kuteli, Lasgush Poradeci, Skender Luarasi, Ismail Kadare, etc. In 2005 he published an autobiography.[5]
Dionis Bubani died in Tirana, on 10 February 2006.
Books
edit- Aventurat e Çapaçulit (The Adventures of Çapaçuli), book series
- Dardha e ka bishtin prapa (The bulb has its stalk behind)
- Yjet nuk shihen kurre (The stars are never seen)
- Çështje personale (Personal affairs)
- Pazar i mbare (Good business)
- Ujku te dentisti (The wolf at the dentist)
- Plumba dhe cianur (Bullet and cyanide)
- Një aventure në Tiranë (An adventure in Tirana)
- Papagalli në dogane (The parrot at customs)
- Vejusha gazmore (The merry widow)
- Biçikleta me tri rrota (The bicycle with three wheels)
- Shakatë tragjike të jetes sime (The tragic jokes of my life), autobiographical memories
Translations
edit- "Poema", of Lasgush Poradeci
- "Cugetări" ("Musings") of Nicolae Iorga
- "The code of good manners" of Aurelia Marinescu
- "Selected tales from world's literature"
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Spektër, 2000, p. 55
- ^ Genc Myftiu (2000), Albania, a patrimony of European values: a short encyclopedia of Albanian history and cultural heritage, SEDA : FILD, p. 191, OCLC 47297904,
During this period, the first professional playwrights emerged, such as Spiro Qomora, Kole Jakova, Besim Levonja, Sulejman Pitarka, Dionis Bubani, Fadil Pagrami, Loni Papa, Teodor Lago, Fadil Kraja, Ruzhdi Pulaha, Dritero Agolli, etc.
- ^ Robert Elsie (2012), A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History, I. B. Tauris, p. 55, ISBN 978-1780764313
- ^ Kliton Nesturi (2009), Si u arrestua dhe pse u denua me vdekje Gjergj Bubani [How Gjergj Bubani was arrested and sentenced to death] (in Albanian), shqiperia.com
- ^ a b Leonard Olli (2005-06-17), Dionis Bubani: Po! Jeta vazhdon... [Dionis Bubani: Yes! Life goes on...] (in Albanian), archived from the original on 2016-12-24, retrieved 2015-01-03