Drago Siliqi

Drago Siliqi was born in the year 1930; he died in the year 1963. He was a poet, literary critic and a publisher from Albania. He became a scvout when he was 14 and he was also a partisan of the National Liberation Movement. He printed the first collection of his poems and he went after his university education at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, which is located in Moscow.

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When he got back to the country, Albania, he was made the editor at the stated owned publishing house called Naim Frasheri and later he became one of the publishers and a literary critic at the publishing house. While he was there he encouraged writers like Ismail Kadare and helped him through his literary reviews; he was also the man that led the company to the publication of more translation of the foreign literary works into the language of the country; he did this by employing affirmed writers Siliqi died in the year 1963 at the age of 33 at the time of an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B crash near Irkutsk, Soviet Union. The crash kiklled 32 passengers and crew with about six other Albanians

He published his first book when he was 15 and then others followed.

Literary works

Ø  Anthology of the Russian-Soviet poetry (Albanian: Antologjia e poezisë ruso-sovjetike), Tiranë, Naim Frashëri, 1959.

Ø  New song for the old love (Poem) (Albanian: Këngë e re për dashurinë e vjetër (Poemë)), Tiranë, Naim Frashëri, 1960.

Ø  The birth of spring: poetry for teenagers (Albanian: Zgjimi i pranveres: vjersha për fëmijët e moshës së rritur shkollore). Tirana, Naim Frashëri, 1965.

Ø  When the heart speaks: chosen poetry (Albanian: Kur zemra flet : poezi të zgjedhura). Tiranë, SHA Kartografike, 2000.

Ø  Searching the novelty: Articles and literary studies (Albanian: Në kërkim të së resë: (artikuj e studime letrare)), Tiranë, SHA Kartografike, 2000.