Luljeta Llesanaku Interview
Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku begins the interview by doing a brief survey of her work and publications. She describes how as a child she was moved by the sound of an Albanian folk song, and shares that music is a major influence on her creative process. She says that during the Cold War, Albania was the most isolated country in Eastern Europe, and as a result, the contemporary international literary community is not familiar with Albanian literature. She reflects on how political and social changes in post-Communist Albania have effected contemporary writing. She describes her writing process and explains that she is a visual writer.
In: International Writing Program Archive
Authors: Luljeta Lleshanaku
Date Recorded: January 01, 1999
Program: --
Format: interview
Contributors: Rowena Torrevillas
Topics: Henry Israeli; MacDowell Colony; Albanian folk music; Albanian literature; poetry writing
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