AGIM GJAKOVA 1935

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

AGIM GJAKOVA
 

PERSONAL DATA:

Name and surname: Agim Gjakova
Date of birth: July 11, 1935
Place of birth: KavajA, Albania
Address: Sofali, 37, Prishtina
Tel: +381 38 516 823
E-mail : aaggiimm@yahoo.com

EDUCATION:

1958: Four years studies at University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy,
1966: B.A., Teacher of English and Albanian Literature and Language, Faculty of Philology, Tirana, Albania

WORKING EXPERIENCE

2000 - to date, Editor of Culture in the “Bota sot” newspaper, Prishtina, Kosova
1993 – Writer in the free profession
1989 – Scenarist at “New Albania” film studio, Tirana, Albania
1970 – Teacher of English, Tirana, Albania
1966 - Editor-translator at Albanian Telegraph Agency, Tirana, Albania
1952-54 – Teacher in elementary school in Lipjan and Mitrovica, Kosova

PUBLICATIONS:

Since 1954 — continues

Poetical works:

“… and they say that there is peace in the world”, 1962, Tirana, Albania
“The song of White Drini”, 1967, Tirana, Albania
“The Perspective”, 1972, Tirana, Albania
“This is Albania”, 1970, Tirana, Albania
“Obelisc”, 1985, Tirana, Albania
“I hit the dreams with stones”, 1995, Tirana, Albania
“Dare and die”, 1998, Prishtina, Kosova
“The sea”, 1998, Tirana, Albania
“The imaginary border”, 2003, Prishtina, Kosova

Prose:

“In the search of the truth”, 1976, Tirana, Albania
“Under the shadow of the Independence”, 1983, Tirana, Albania
“The light-shdows of a town”, 1982, Tirana, Albania
“The new foundings”, 1977, Tirna, Albania
“The stream comes”, 1979, Tirana, Albania
“The house in the cross-road”, 2003, Prishtina Kosova

Dramas:

“Bumerang”, 1997, Tirana, Alnbania
Some other dramas edited in various reviews.

Scenarios:

“The bride”, 1980, Tirana
“The end of a blood revenge”, 1984, Tirana
“The stones of Besa”, 1986, Tirana
And some others

Translations:

Many texts translated from English and French

LITERARY PRIZES AND AWARDS:

Various national prizes for poetry and prose