Ylljet Alicka

Ylljet Alicka was born in the year 1951. He is a writer and a scriptwriter from Albania. He is popular in the country with the controversial novel he wrote called A story with Internationals that ridicules the diplomatic elite attributed in the country, Albania.

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Biography

Alicka was born on the 23^rd June 1951 in Tirana. He was the 3^rd child of a medical doctor and a seamstress, and he was later raised by the stepmother as well as his father. Despite the financial difficulties in the post war communist time in the country, he lived a happy childhood and manhood life. From the year 1969 to the year 1973, he studied Biochemistry at the University of Turana, Albania. He finalized his doctorate degree in didacticism in the year 1991 and was given the title, Professor in Didacticism.

Career

From the year 1974 to the year 1983, he was a teacher in elementary schoo in the region of Mat, Albania.

From the year 1983 to the year 1991, he became a professional in Didactics, Publishing House of schoolbooks.

From the year 1992 to the year 1997, he was the director of the Department of International Relations in the ministry of culture in the country.

From the year 1998 to the year 2007, he was the PR agent of the Office for ICT at the Delegation of the European Commission in Tirana, Albania.

From the year 2007 to present, he is the Ambassador of Albania in France; Albanian Permanent delegate-UNESCO.

Publications

v  Collection of short stories (1998) Publishing House Onufri, Albania

v  Les slogans de pierre(1999) Publishing House Climates; republication: 2009 by Edition Pyramidion, France

v  The Compromise (2001) Publishing House Onufri, Albania; Publishing House Pogranicze, Poland

v  A story with internationals (2006) Publishing House OMSCA, Albania

v  Balkan blood, Balkan beauty (2006) North-western University Press, U.S.

v  I compagni di pietra (2007) Publishing House Guaraldi, Italy

v  Les étrangères (2010) Edition Pyramidion, France

Awards

Ø  1999 - First prize, International competition of short stories, Teramo, Italy

Ø  2000 - Bronze Medal by the International Academy of Lutece, Paris, France

Ø  2000 - Second prize, International competition Art e letters de France, Bordeaux, France

Ø  2001 - Silver medal in prose by the Albanian Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albania

Ø  2002 - Prix de la francophonie, Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tirana, Albania

Ø  2006 - Best screenplay, Albanian Film Festival by the Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albania

Ø  2006 - Best novel of the year, KULT prizes, Tirana, Albania

Ø  2009 - Special prize, VII Premio Letterario Nazionale, Rome, Italy

Ø  2011 - Best scenario, South-East European Film Festival, Paris, France.