Fatos Lubonja
Fatos Lubonja (born 1951) is an Albanian writer and dissident.[1]
Life
Fatos is the son of Todi Lubonja , who was a close associate of Communist leader of Albania Enver Hoxha and head of Albanian national television until the early 1970s. In the course of Hoxha's split with the USSR in 1960, Todi Lubonja was arrested for voicing opposition. Fatos, who had been studying physics in Tirana, was also arrested due to the discovery of his diary, which was critical of Hoxha.[citation needed]
Fatos Lubonja was initially sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. He was later accused of belonging to a pro-Soviet circle in the prison and was sentenced to 20 more years. After having spent 13 years at hard labor, he was moved to solitary confinement. There he wrote a diary.[
He is an outspoken critic of Albanian socio-political factors, i.e.
Lubonja received the SEEMO Award for Mutual Cooperation in South East Europe in 2004.[4] His novel The Last Massacre is a take on communism under Hoxha.[citation needed] His book "False Apocalypse" was translated into English and published in London by Istros Books in 2014.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Bernard A. Cook (2001). "Lubonja, Fatos". In Bernard A. Cook (ed.). Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Garland Publishing. p. 797. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Arts and Culture Program". Open Society Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Fatos Lubonja". Words without Borders. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Human Rights Award 2004". SEEMO. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2015.