Ylljet Aliçka

Ylljet Aliçka 2012 in Geneva

Ylljet Aliçka (born 1951) is an Albanian writer and scriptwriter. He is in Albania mostly known as the author of the controversial novel A story with internationals, which satirises the diplomatic elite accredited in Albania.

Biography

Ylljet Aliçka was born on 23 June 1951 in Tirana, as the third child of a doctor and a seamstress, and was later raised from his father and stepmother. From 1969 till 1973 Ylljet Alicka studied Biochemistry at the University of Tirana. 1991 he finished his doctorate in didactics and was entitled "As. Professor in Didactics".

Career

• 1974-1983: Elementary school teacher in the region of Mat, Albania
• 1983-1992: Expert in Didactics, Publishing House of Schoolbooks
• 1992-1997: Head of the Department for International Relations, Ministry of Culture
• 1998-2007: PR Agent of the Office for Information and Communication at the Delegation of the European Commission in Tirana
• 2007-2013: Ambassador of the Republic of Albania in France, Portugal and Monaco; Personal representative of the President of the Republic of Albania; Albanian Permanent Delegate-UNESCO
• 2013-up to date: Lecturer at UET (European University of Tirana) and University of Arts

Publications

Albania

• Tregime (1998) Onufri
• Parrullat me gurë (1999) Albimazh
• Kompromisi (2001) Onufri
• Rrëfenje me ndërkombëtarë (2006) OMSCA
• Koha e puthjeve (2009) Toena
• Valsi i lumturisë (2012) Toena

Abroad

• Les slogans de pierre(1999) Edition Climates; republication: 2009 by Edition Pyramidion, France
• Kompromis (2001) Publishing House Pogranicze, Poland
• Balkan blood, Balkan beauty (2006) North-western University Press, U.S.
• I compagni di pietra (2006) Guaraldi, Italy
• Les étrangères (2010) Edition Pyramidion, France
• La sloganoj el stonoj (2013) Esperanto, Swidnik, Poland
• Histoire albanaises (2013) Edition Picollec, France
• Valzer per un amore (2014), Formato Kindle, Italy

Screenplays

• Slogans (2001) French-Albanian film, based on the book Les slogans de pierre
• The prayer of love (2008) French-Italian-Albanian film based on the book The Compromise
• The Internationals (pre-production 2015) French-Albanian-Macedonian film based on the book Një rrëfenjë me ndërkombëtarë

Awards

Literature

• 1999 - First prize, International competition of short stories, Teramo, Italy
• 2000 - Bronze Medal by the International Academy of Lutece, Paris, France
• 2000 - Second prize, International competition Art e letters de France, Bordeaux, France
• 2001 - Silver medal in prose by the Albanian Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albania
• 2002 - Prix de la francophonie, Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tirana, Albania
• 2007 - Best novel of the year, KULT prizes, Tirana, Albania
• 2009 - Special prize, VII Premio Letterario Nazionale, Rome, Italy
• 2013 - Silver medal in prose for Valsi i lumturisë by the Albanian Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albania

Cinematography

• 2001 - Slogans Young critics award, Festival de Cannes, Cannes, France
• 2001 - Slogans Tokyo Grand Prix - Golden Prize, Tokyo International Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan
• 2006 - Slogans, Best screenplay, Albanian Film Festival by the Ministry of Culture, Tirana, Albania
• 2011 - Një histori provinciale, Best screenplay, South-East European Film Festival, Paris, France