Teodor Laço (6 September 1936, Dardhë – 15 October 2016, Tirana) was an Albanian writer and diplomat.
Biography
editHe studied agronomy at the University of Tirana,[1] and made his debut as a writer in 1965 with the novel Era e tokës, although he is best known for his 1971 novel Toka e Ashpër, describing the collectivization of a small village.
After 1976, he also wrote screenplays in collaboration with Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re. In 1977, he won an award at the Second Albanian Film Festival for his script for Përballimi (Confrontation, or The Face-Up). He later became the manager of the editorial board for the studio's feature films. In 1990, he became head of the Kinostudio, then renamed as "Albfilm".[citation needed]
In 1991, he was one of the founders and a leader of Social Democratic Party of Albania.[2][3] The following year, he was elected to the Albanian Parliament and served for twelve years. From 1994 to 1997, he was the Minister of Culture.[4] In 1998, he helped create the Liberal Union Party of Albania and was elected its leader in 2001.[5][3] He also served as the Albanian ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2006 to 2010.[6][7]
Works
editHis works include:[1]
- Era e tokës (The Wind of the Earth), 1965
- Shtëpia në rrugicë (The House on the Alley), 1968
- Një nuse për Stasin (A Story Bride), 1970
- Tokë e ashpër (Hard Ground), 1987
- Korbat mbi mermer (The Rooks on the Marble), 1981
- Të gjithë lumenjtë rrjedhin (All Rivers flow), 1987
- Pushimet e kolonelit (The Colonel's Vacations), 1990
- Shi në plazh (Rain on the Beach)
- Vrasja e buzëqeshjes (The Murder of the Smile)
- Një dritare në Kremlin (A Window in the Kremlin)
- Mjegull (Fog), 2009
- Gropas 67, 2014
References
edit- ^ a b Shkurtaj, Gjovalin; Hysa, Enver (1 January 2001). Gjuha shqipe për të huajt dhe shqiptarët jashtë Atdheut. Botimet Toena. ISBN 9789992714546. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Albania Government 2001". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Ndarja nga jeta/ Kadare dhe Agolli, nekrologji për Teodor Laçon". panorama.com.al. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Robert Elsie (19 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Albania Government 2001". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
- ^ "Diplomatic Representatives of Albania". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Albania). Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ "Teodor Laço, ambasador në Rusi". BBC (in Albanian). Retrieved 26 June 2008.
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