Mustafa Greblleshi, a poet, writer, and translator, passed away. He was born in Tirana. He completed his primary education in Vlorë and his secondary education at the High School of Tirana. He enrolled at the University of Turin, Faculty of Literature, but was forced to interrupt his studies. Under the pseudonym “Liu i Cakut,” he developed extensive literary and journalistic activity in magazines such as “Tomori,” “Njeriu,” “Bleta,” “Kultura Islame,” “Vatra,” “Drini,” “Revista Letrare,” etc. After the war, he worked as an editor for the newspaper “Bashkimi” from its first publication until 1946 when he was arrested as an “enemy of the people.” After being released from prison, he worked as a language teacher in several cities for several years. However, he was quickly deemed unfit to practice such a profession, so he was removed from education and forced to work as a manual laborer until 1974. His works include: “Albumi i një bojaxhiu” (The Album of a Painter) (short stories, Tirana, 1960; Prishtina, 1971), “Gremina e dashurisë” (Abyss of love) (Prishtina, 1968), “Muhabet tirançe me Liun e Cakut” (Tirana conversation with Liu of Caku) (Tirana, 1997). One of his translations is “Një mijë e një net. (In the photo: Mustafa Greblleshi)
Text: Encyclopedic dictionary of victims of communist terror – Vol. II , “West Print”, Institute for the Study of Crimes and Consequences of Communism, Tirana, 2013, pages 353-354.
Photo: © Institute for the Study of Crimes and Consequences of Communism
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