Teodor Laço

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Teodor Laço (6 September 1936, Dardhë – 15 October 2016, Tirana) was an Albanian writer and diplomat.

Biography

He studied agronomy at the University of Tirana,^[1] and made his debut as a writer in 1965 with the novel Era e tokës, although he is best known for his 1971 novel Toka e Ashpër, describing the collectivization of a small village.

After 1976, he also wrote screenplays in collaboration with Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re. In 1977, he won an award at the Second Albanian Film Festival for his script for Përballimi [sq] (Confrontation, or The Face-Up). He later became the manager of the editorial board for the studio's feature films. In 1990, he became head of the Kinostudio, then renamed as "Albfilm".^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, he was one of the founders and a leader of Social Democratic Party of Albania.^[2][3] The following year, he was elected to the Albanian Parliament and served for twelve years. From 1994 to 1997, he was the Minister of Culture.^[4] In 1998, he helped create the Liberal Union Party of Albania and was elected its leader in 2001.^[5][3] He also served as the Albanian ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2006 to 2010.^[6][7]

Works

His works include:^[1]

• Era e tokës (The Wind of the Earth), 1965
• Shtëpia në rrugicë (The House on the Alley), 1968
• Një nuse për Stasin (A Story Bride), 1970
• Tokë e ashpër (Hard Ground), 1987
• Korbat mbi mermer (The Rooks on the Marble), 1981
• Të gjithë lumenjtë rrjedhin (All Rivers flow), 1987
• Pushimet e kolonelit (The Colonel's Vacations), 1990
• Shi në plazh (Rain on the Beach)
• Vrasja e buzëqeshjes (The Murder of the Smile)
• Një dritare në Kremlin (A Window in the Kremlin)
• Mjegull (Fog), 2009
• Gropas 67, 2014

References

1. Shkurtaj, Gjovalin; Hysa, Enver (1 January 2001). Gjuha shqipe për të huajt dhe shqiptarët jashtë Atdheut. Botimet Toena. ISBN 9789992714546. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via Google Books.
2. "Albania Government 2001". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
3. "Ndarja nga jeta/ Kadare dhe Agolli, nekrologji për Teodor Laçon". panorama.com.al. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
4. Robert Elsie (19 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
5. "Albania Government 2001". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
6. "Diplomatic Representatives of Albania". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Albania). Retrieved 6 June 2008.
7. "Teodor Laço, ambasador në Rusi". BBC (in Albanian). Retrieved 26 June 2008.