Ornela Vorpsi
Born (1968-08-03) August 3, 1968 (age 55)
Tirana, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Alma materAcademy of Fine Arts of Brera
Occupation(s)Writer, photographer
FamilyVorpsi family
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Ornela Vorpsi (born 3 August 1968, Tirana), is an Albanian writer and photographer from the Vorpsi family in Tirana.[1][2][3] Ornela studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan,[4] and has been living and working in Paris since 1997.[5] In 2012 she was named one of the 35 best writers of Europe in Best European Fiction by Aleksander Hemon and Zadie Smith.[6]


Novels

References

  1. ^ AlĂš, G.; Pedri, N. (2015). Enlightening Encounters: Photography in Italian Literature. Toronto Italian Studies. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-4807-4. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Vorpsi prend corps". Libération.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ^ SAVIGNEAU, JOSYANE. "Ornela Vorpsi : éclats de mémoire d'une exilée". Le Monde.fr (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Ornela Vorpsi: me, Albania and the 'whoring of the human race'". Cafebabel. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ GazetaExpress. "Ornela Vorpsi: "Nuk dua të kthehem më kurrë në Shqipëri"". gazetaexpress.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Tirana International Literature Festival". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ Vorpsi, Ornela (2001). Nothing obvious. Zurich New York New York City: Scalo Distributed in North America by D.A.P. ISBN 3-908247-32-2.
  8. ^ a b "Kosovo 2.0 – Ornela Vorpsi: Creativity is her home". kosovotwopointzero.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. ^ Jeff Waxman. "Ornela Vorpsi's "The Country Where No One Ever Dies"". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  10. ^ Vorpsi, Ornela (2009). The country where no one ever dies. Champaign Ill: Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN 978-1-56478-568-8.
  11. ^ Vorpsi, Ornela (2012). Fuorimondo : storia di una ragazza di oggi (in Italian). Torino: Einaudi. ISBN 978-88-06-21015-1.
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