Luan Starova (1941)
a prose writer, essayist, and
translator. Professor at the Department for French Language and Literature at
the Faculty of Philology in Skopje. He was the Ambassador of the Republic of
Macedonia to France, Spain, and Portugal and a representative of UNESCO in
Paris. He writes in Macedonian and Albanian. Short story collections:
Tatkovite knigi (Father’s Books) 1992; Balkanski kluch (Balkan Key)
1995; Presadena kniga (Implanted Book) 1998. Novels: Omegjena
prolet (Boarded Spring) 1971; Mitska ptica (Mythical Bird) 1991;
Vremeto na kozite (The Time of the Goats) 1993; Ateistichki muzej (Atheist
Museum) 1997; Patot na jagulite (The Way of the Eels) 2000.
Poetry: Pesni od Kartagina (Poems from Carthage) 1992; Nepobedena
Kartagina (Undefeated Carthage) 1993. Travelogues: Lugje i mostovi
(People and Bridges) 1971; Barikadi na vremeto (Barricades of Time)
1975; Kineska prolet (Chinese Spring) 1984. Essays and studies.
Doblizhuvanje (Approximation) 1976; Relacii (Relations) 1980;
Kontinuiteti (Continuities) 1988; Francuski knizhevni idei (French
Literary Ideas) 1995. His books have been translated into French, German,
and other languages. Awards: 11 October, 13 November, Stale Popov,
Misla and Grigor Prlichev.
¤ Luan Starova:
The Time
of the Goats
