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Albanian poet and professor
Mark Lucgjonaj
Born (1986-08-30) August 30, 1986 (age 38)
Titograd, Yugoslavia (modern: Podgorica, Montenegro )
OccupationProfessor,Writer,Journalist
LanguageAlbanian
CitizenshipMontenegrin
EducationAlbanian language and literature
Alma materUniversity of Pristina
Periodpost-modernism
GenreFiction
Notable worksHumbja
Notable awardsRexhai Surroi award for Literature

Mark Lucgjonaj (born 30 August 1986) known by his pen name as Mark Pashku is an Albanian writer, journalist and professor of Albanian literature.

Biography

Mark Lucgjonaj was born in Podgorica to an Albanian family from Malësi. He finished elementary school and high school in his hometown Tuzi to continue studies in University of Pristina in Kosovo. Mark studied Albanian language and literature, and later he finished master's degree in Luigj Gurakuqi University in Shkodër. He is the nephew of notable Gheg Albanian writer Nokë Sinishtaj.

In June 2014 Lucgjonaj published his first poetry book in Albanian Zhurma e Mendimeve (The Noise of Thoughts) and in Montenegrin Buka Misli. In 2021, he received the annual Kosovan literary award, the Rexhai Surroi Prize, for the best Albanian novel, awarded for his work Humbja (The Loss).

Biography

  • Zhurma e mendimeve (The Noise of Thoughts), (2014)
  • Fshati i heshtjes (The Silent Village), (2016)
  • Ligji i maskave (The Law of Masks), (2017)
  • Humbja (The Loss), (2022)
  • The Loss, translated by Veronika Dedvukaj (2023)
  • Livia (Livia), (2024)

References

  1. Koalicioni Shqiptarë: Lista e Kandidatëve për KU Tuzi dhe Podgoricë (in Albanian) Archived 2014-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "OPAC Biblioteka Universitare Shkencore". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  3. Maxharraj, Shaban (23 December 2021). ""Rexhai Surroi" for the writing that revealed the extortion of the state and the novel that deals with the generation with an uncertain future". Koha.net. Koha.
  4. "Award-Winning Author Mark Pashko Explores Balkan Realities in His Latest Novel, "The Loss"". markets.financialcontent.com. May 19, 2023.

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