Author: Durim Taçi

Durim Taçi (1964) left Tirana in 2000, after having worked there as a scriptwriter, journalist, and more recently as a publication specialist at the Albanian Ministry of Culture. He lives in Bergamo, Italy, with his wife and daughter. In addition to his studies in philology and cinematography in Tirana, he studied philosophy in Milan. He is close to the philosophical circles in Bergamo and Milan, where he is often invited as a speaker. He is also a member of Orobica Ambiente, a voluntary association involved in the maintenance and preservation of Bergamo Venetian walls, protected by UNESCO. A translator of over fifty literary works from Italian and English into Albanian and of many works by Albanian authors into Italian, he is himself an author of many books, a bilingual writer writing in Italian and Albanian. In Italy, he is the recipient of Città di Genova and Montefiore literary prizes. His novel Extra Time, written in two languages, was recently presented to the public in Milano Bookcity, one of the most important book events in the country, as well as represented Albania last year in Passaggi Festival, an international event of literature and culture taking place yearly in Fano, Italy.