Teodor Laço
Teodor Laço (6 September 1936, Dardhë – 15 October 2016, Tirana) was an Albanian writer and diplomat.
Biography
He 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 Template:Ill (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".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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
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His 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
- Një dimër tjetër (Another Winter), 1986
- 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
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