Jusuf Vrioni
Jusuf Vrioni (16 March 1916 – 1 June 2001) was an Albanian athlete,[1] translator, diplomat, and Albanian ambassador to UNESCO.
History
Vrioni was born in
Grande école des hautes études commerciales de Paris, and Institut d'études politiques
of Paris.
Vrioni returned to
francophone and got respect through the intellectual and artistic circles of that time. He is noted for turning out French translations of a number of novels by Ismail Kadare, which were then rendered into English
from Vrioni's translations.
After the
French authorities
.
On 10 January 2000, Vrioni was interviewed by Blendi Fevziu on his talk-show "Opinion" on Klan Television, marking his first ever interview.
Death and legacy
Vrioni died in Paris on 1 June 2001 at the age of 85.
On 18 June 2001, Vrioni was given the title "Honorary Citizen" of Berat.
As a sign of appreciation for Vrioni's work, Albanian Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports created a special prize named after him. A street in Tirana, Albania is named after him.
References
- ^ Opinion, Blendi Fevziu (10 January 2000). "Opinion - Jusuf Vrioni: Karriera ime e vonë veçse një ngjarje në jetën e një personi". YouTube.
External links
- Jusuf Vrioni: Back to Tirana, 1943–1947
- Jusuf Vrioni – Traducteur de l'albanais (1916–2001), notamment de l'œuvre d'Ismaïl Kadaré Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Distinguished translator awarded Knight of Legion of Honour
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