Rexhep Qosja

Rexhep Qosja (born 1936) is an Albanian writer and literary critic from a part of Malësia in modern Montenegro (where locally the region is known as Malesija).

Rexhep Qosja
Born (1936-06-25) 25 June 1936
Vusanje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
OccupationNovelist, poet, social critic, literary critic, politician
NationalityAlbanian
Period1967-present
Literary movementPostmodern literature, Literary Criticism, Cultural Criticism
Notable worksDialogue with Writers 1967
Signature
Signature of Rexhep Qosja

Life and career

He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Pristina and graduated with a master's degree from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology in 1968.[1] Qosja's brother Isa is a film director.[2]

Qosja is the author of various anthologies and scholarly monographs, including a three-volume history of Albanian literature in the Romantic period. He is also the author of the novel Vdekja më vjen prej syve të tillë (Death Comes to Me from Such Eyes, Pristina, 1974).[3][4]

Qosja has written books outlining the history of the Albanian people in the Balkans. Qosja was a figure in peace talks to end the Kosovo War of 1999. He has criticized many figures in Kosovo and Albania, including Ismail Kadare, Ibrahim Rugova, Sali Berisha, Fatos Nano, Nexhat Daci, Bajram Kosumi, and many Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) party members. He also has criticized various people who have opposed the Kosovo Liberation Army, and those who did not fight for the recognition of Albanian minority rights.[3][5][6]

References
  1. "Rexhep Qosja - Biografia". Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. Gjilan letrar- Award 2012 Beqir Musliu Archived 2015-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Historical dictionary of Kosova by Robert Elsie, p. 147-148
  4. Panteoni i Rralluar - author Rexhep Qosja
  5. "marrëveshjes Rugova - Thaci - Qosja - Nacionale - Kosova Online". kosovaonline.info. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  6. Rexhep Qosja, Rambouillet
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