Murat Isaku (1928)
a
poet, short story writer, novelist. He lives and works in Tetovo. Graduated
from the University in Belgrade. He writes and publishes in Albanian.
Short story collections: Prsten na pustelija (Ring in the Wild)
1971; Pletenka (Bridle) 1978; Vetrometina (Open Space) 1982.
Novels: Sonceto go znae svojot pat (The Sun Knows Its Way)
1965; Zadocnet ogan (Belated Fire) 1973; Rani (Wounds) 1975;
Recki (Lines) 1979; Zed (Thirst) 1982; Damki (Spots)
1986; Bran (Wave) 1989; Izmama (Betrayal) 1991;
Nesrekjnici (Miserables) 1995. Poetry: Glas na planina (Voice
on the Mountain) 1960; Pladnevni nasmevki (Noon Smiles) 1963;
Venec na zemjata (Wreath on the Ground) 1968; Trski (Reeds)
1975; Premin (Passage) 1982; Ubava uteha (Nice Comfort) 1989;
Kakol 1978; Nekoj kopa na moeto celo (Somebody Digs on My
Forehead) 1999 (selection in Macedonian); Zdravica za zaboravenite
neshta (A Toast for the Forgotten Things) 2000. His novels and short
stories have been dramatized and filmed. Awards: Best novel of the
year for Wounds, 1975; first place in the novel competition
in 1989 for the novel Wave (Prishtina).
¤ Murat Isaku:
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