Mitrush Kuteli
Mitrush Kuteli | |
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Kuteli in 1930 | |
| Born | 13 September 1907 Pogradec, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Albania) |
| Died | 4 May 1967 (aged 59) Tirana, PR Albania |
| Pen name | Mitrush Kuteli, Janus, Dr. Pas, Izedin Jashar Kutrulija |
| Occupation | Economist, translator |
| Period | 1933-1967 |
| Genre | Novels, Translations |
| Notable works | Netë shqiptare (Albanian Nights), Ago Jakupi, Kapllan Aga of Shaban Shpata (Kapllan Aga i Shaban Shpatës), The Love of Artan the Barbarian (Dashuria e Barbarit Artan), Old Albanian Tales (Tregime të Moçme Shqiptare), Attack and Tears (Sulm e Lotë), and Songs and Cries from the Burned City (Këngë e Britma nga Qyteti i Djegur), |
| Spouse | Efterpi Pasko née Skendi |
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Dhimitër Pasko (Romanian: Dimitrie Pascu; 13 September 1907 – 4 May 1967) was a well-known Albanian writer, literary critic and translator. Along with Ernest Koliqi he is considered as the founder of modern Albanian prose; in Albanian literature his pen name for which he gained fame was Mitrush Kuteli.