Ridvan Dibra (born 9 January 1959) is an Albanian writer.[1][2] He was born in Shkodër, Albania, where he graduated from university in Albanian Language and Literature and from 1994 started teaching the very same subject there. An innovative writer, Dibra is a leading figure of contemporary Albanian Literature.[3] He has been rewarded with several national and international prizes, including the Rexhai Surroi Prize for best novel of the year in Albanian speaking territories, for his 2012 novel, "Legjenda e vetmisë" (The Legend of Solitude).[4]
He is the first postmodern writer in Albania.
Works
Nudo ("The Nude") (1995)
Kurthet e dritës ("Traps of Light") (1997)
Triumfi i Gjergj Elez Alisë ("The Triumph of Gjergj Elez Alia") (1999)
Stina e ujkut ("Season of the Wolf") (2000) ISBN9992741414
Të lirë dhe të burgosur ("The Free and the Imprisoned") (2001)
Triumfi i dytë i Gjergj Elez Alisë ("The Second Triumph of Gjergj Elez Alia") (2003) ISBN9951080057