Nijazi Ramadani | |
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Occupation(s) | Writer, poet, math teacher, artist, journalist |
Children | 3 |
Website | kosovapress |
Nijazi Ramadani (born February 14, 1964, in Kokaj, Kosovo, then Yugoslavia) is a Kosovar Albanian poet, novelist and literary critic. [1] [2]
He completed high school in Gjilan. He then graduated from the University of Prishtina's Faculty of Education where he completed a degree in Mathematics and Information Technology. [2]
Ramadani edited the periodical Ushtima e maleve , which was described by the Yugoslav authorities as hostile and irredentist. Due to this, and his political alignment with the national movement, Ramadani was arrested and imprisoned in 1981. [2]
He began his poetic writings during the 1980s. He was among the best-known modern representatives of contemporary verse in Kosovo. [1] [3] [4]
Ramadani is known as a literary creator, where his literary creativity is mainly focused on the treatment of national motives, respectively the topic of patriotism. [5] [ failed verification ]
His main interests lie in literary, journalistic, cultural and political writings, which he occasionally publishes in Albanian dailies and periodicals. He has written for the daily Rilindja , the literary magazines Jeta e Re, Pionieri , Flaka in Skopje, Haemus in Bucharest, and Athina in Athens, along with the Albanian newspapers Shekulli, Koha onna, Bujku and Euro-Rilindja among others. Since 2000, he was worked for the Kosovan daily Epoka e Re and his articles have appeared in papers such as Express, Infopress and the news agency Kosova press. He worked as editor-in-chief at the temporary "Ushtima e maleve" (2001-2002), and the editorial offices of Radio-Albana (in Kumanovë) and Ajo Rinia as a journalist. [2] Some of his works have been translated into other languages. [2]
He is the author of ten books on literature, theater, visual arts and literary criticism, fiction, short stories, novels and drama. He is a member of Kosova Writers Association. He lives and continues to work in Gjilan. [2]
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