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Fatos Arapi (July 19, 1930[1] – October 11, 2018) was an Albanian poet, short story writer, translator and journalist. Arapi's publications have been highly praised by his readers and his peers and have been awarded various national and international poetry prizes. In 2008 Arapi became the first Albanian poet to win the Golden Wreath Award (Struga Poetry Evenings Award).

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Fatos Arapi
Born	(1930-07-19)July 19, 1930 Vlorë, Albania
Died	October 11, 2018(2018-10-11) (aged 88)
Occupation	Poet, short story writer, journalist, translator

Early life

Arapi was born in 1930 in Vlorë.[2] He studied economics in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1949 to 1954, then worked as a journalist in Tirana.[3]

Career

Arapi was a professor of History and Philology at the University of Tirana.[2]

Arapi was a pioneer of free verse and experimental poetry in 1960s Albanian literature. He wrote about the maritime universe.[3] He authored more than twenty-five books including six poetry collections and many short stories and novels. He translated the works of Sappho, Pablo Neruda and Nikola Vaptsarov into Albanian. He was the editor-in-chief of two anthologies: Songs of the Peoples and Anthology of Turkish Verse.

Arapi made his debut in published poetry in the second half of the fifties, and in 1962 and 1966 he published two poetry collections, Poetic Paths and Poems and Verses. Later came Rhythm of Iron, Give me a name, Gloria Victis and Solar Eclipse. Arapi was also known for his versatile prose. He wrote several novels, including Wild Geese, Snow Cove, and Headless Genius. He was also the editor-in-chief of two anthologies: Songs of the People and Anthology of Turkish Verse.

Death

Arapi died on 11 October 2018.[2]

Works

Poetry

• Shtigjet poetike (Poetic Paths), 1962
• Poema dhe vjersha (Poems and Verses), 1966
• Ritme të hekura (Rhythms of Iron), 1968
• Më jepni një emër (Give Me A Name), 1972 (later banned by Enver Hoxha's regime)
• Gloria victis, 1997
• Eklipsi i endrrës (Solar Eclipse), 2002

Short stories

• Patate të egra (Sour Potatoes), 1970
• Dikush më buzëqeshte (Someone Was Smiling At Me), 1972
• Gjeniu pa kokë (Headless Genius), 1999

Plays

• Partizani pa emër (The Anonymous Partisan), 1962
• Qezari dhe ushtari i mirë Shvejk (Caesar and the Good Soldier Švejk), 1995

References

На других языках

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- [en] Fatos Arapi

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[fr] Fatos Arapi

Fatos Arapi est un poète et écrivain albanais né le 19 juillet 1930 à Vlora et mort le 11 octobre 2018 à Tirana.

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[ru] Арапи, Фатос

Фатос Арапи (алб. Fatos Arapi; 19 июля 1930, деревня Zvërnec, Албания — 11 октября 2018) — албанский поэт, писатель, переводчик и журналист, лауреат премии Золотой венец за 2008 год.

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