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Name
  
Fahredin Gunga

Died
  
April 1, 1997

Role
  
Poet

Fahredin Gunga (1936–1997) was an Albanian poet from Kosovo.

Biography

Gunga was born in Mitrovica in 1936. He studied in Belgrade and later worked as a teacher in Mitrovica and for the Rilindja publishing company in Pristina. His verse production showed him to be a poet of searching, thought at times nebulous ideas, whose abstract symbolism and abstruse metaphors often took an unexpected surrealist turn. He was the author of nine poetry collections from 1961 to 1996, among which are, Nokturno per orkidene (Nocturne for the orchid) f1981; Mallkimet e zgjuara (Awaken curses) 1985; and Gramatika e gjellimit (The grammar of living) 1996. Gunga served as editor-in-chief of the Radio Television of Pristina during the 1970s.

Gunga is a controversial figure between Albanians. He testified against Adem Demaci on his trial on 19 November 1958, accusing him of separatism and pan-Albanianism. Therefore, he is considered an operative of UDBA.

He died on 1 April 1997.

References

Fahredin Gunga Wikipedia