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Kadrush RADOGOSHI

Background

An award-winning Albanian poet, novelist, play-writer, and literary critic from Kosovo Kadrush Radogoshi was born in Gjakova (a city in the Western Kosova). He completed the primary school, the secondary school and the Teachers’ College in Gjakova, whereas the Faculty of Philosophy in Prishtina, where he also completed the postgraduate studies and received the Master of Arts in literature 2(2,3). From 1979 to 1986 he edited literary magazine “Paths”, he also edited several books of different literary genres. Kadrush Radogoshi was president of Literary Club “John Nicol Kazazi” in Gjakova from 1992 to 1997, also he was vicepresident of Writers Ligue of Kosovo from 2005 to 2007 and president of Writers Ligue of Kosovo from 2007 to 2009. Kadrush Radogoshi has published poems, prose (short stories and novels), a drama, essays, and literary criticism. He has published the following boks:

1.Between the Silence and the Song, (Në mes të heshtjes e këngës),Poems,Publishing House “Rilindja”, Pristine, 1981,

2.On the Crossroad (Në udhëkryq), poems, P.H. “Rilindja”, Pristine,1984,

3.The Poetics of Albanian Contemporary novels... (Poetika e romanit bashkëkohor shqiptar...), literary criticism, P.H. Faculty of Philosophy of University of Pristine, 1985,

4.Necrology for Sodom (Nekrologji për Sodomën), poems,P.H. “ZERI”, Pristine, 1991,

5.Artistic Life of Forsaken Ilir (Jeta artistike e Ilir Shkretës),novel P.H. “Rilindja”, Pristine, 1993,

6. Interpretations (Interpretime),literary criticism, P.H. “Rilindja”,Pristine, 1993,

7. Heraldry of Sorrow (Heraldika e pikëllimit),poems, P.H. “Rilindja”,Pristine, 1997,

8. Homo Dardanicus ,novel, P.H. “Rilindja”, Pristine, 2000,

9. Adem Jashari and Death (Adem Jashari dhe vdekja), drama, P.H. “Rilindja”, Pristine, 2001,

10. Throguh the Literary Universe (Nëpër universin letrar),literary Criticism,P.H. “Rilindja”,Pristine, 2003,

11.The Roof of Soul Is Leaking, (Pikon çati e shpirtit),poems, P.H. Of Writers Union Kosovo, Pristine, 2004,

12.Orpheus From Vendenis (Orfeu nga Vendenisi),poems, P.H.Of Writers Union of Kosovo, Pristine,2005,

13.Through Circles of the Serbian Hell ( Nëpër rrathët e ferrit serb),Nonfiction, Publisher, Fondi për Letërsi,Art e Kulturë Brezi ‘81, (Fondation for Literature, Art and Culture Generation ’81), Pristine, 2000,

14.Smiling Sorrow (Pikëllim i buzëqeshur), poems, P.H. “BUZUKU”,Pristine, 2006,

15.Semantics of the Other Bank (Semantika e Bregut tjetër), Literary Criticism, P.H. of Writers Union of Kosovo, Pristine, 2008,

16.Chabrathill Anthology – A Devout Session (Çabrat Antologjia Sencë e përshpirtshme), poems, P.H. of  Writers Union of Kosovo,Pristine, 2008.

Prizes and Awards

1.	Pjetër Bogdani Prize, the highest prize for literature in Kosovo in 2003,

2.	Special prize of ”Poetic table Y. Elshani” in 2004,

3.	The Best Poetry Book of Meeting of Poetry 2009 in Gjakova,

4.	Award of Municipality of Gjakova in 2004

5.	Public Library Award 2005 in Gjakova,

6.	The Best Book Award of WU “Pegasus” in 2008, Gjirokastra, Albania

Kadrush Radogoshi taught literature until September 1, 2010, when he emigrated to Canada along with his family.

Radogoshi is a member of Borderlines Writer Circle 2013-2014, through which he appeard as a part at LitFest 2013. He is also a member of Writers Guild of Alberta, and as a member of Stroll of Poets he appeard at “Poets at Haven” as a featured poet on November 18,2013 and at this years Edmonton Poetry Festival. NorQuest College website published an article about him in November 2013, and Edmonton Journal on November 15,2013 published one page kolumn about him. His poems have been included in several anthologies in Albanian, Swedish, Romanian and English. The poem“I washed Your Ardent Eyes With Dew” have been included at Stroll of Poets Anthology 2014, page 75, also his poem “I Want to Create a World without Golgotha” have been included at Intercontinental Anthology of Poetry on Universal Peace 2014 (Editor for North America kathy Figueroa). His books have been comented upon and have been the subject of literary criticism by several literary critics, writers and scholars of literature, among them are: Michael Hingston, Ph.Dr.Pajazit Nushi, Ph. Dr. Arben Hoxha, H.Salihu, A.Konushevci, R.Ramabaja, K.Rexha, Vasil Vasili, Prend Buzhala, Flori Bruci, Pal Ndrecaj etc.. Kadrush Radogoshi in his works in poetry, prose, drama, critics and literary studies was led by the modern historic conscience. Therefore, with the attitude and vision against the world, he belongs to those writers who their literary creativeness, as Sartre says, put into the “service of freedom”9(16). Radogoshi does not consider the imaginative literary creativeness as a “game”, therefore he does not concept the literary critics as a “decoration”, but as an intellectual activity with an important social function through which it is influenced on the creation of literary models and creation of the horison of esthetic waiting, which means the raise of receptive level of readers 10 (16). This author is distinguished from other writers by the cultivation of a quite original expression, which is characterized an endeepened erudite dimension either from mythology, or from history in special, either from culture and knowledge in geneeral 11(6). Same as Baudelaire, who through the esthetism of evil and ugly gave the contures of a real modernist French literature, also Kadrush Radogoshi, poetzing in most cases the ugly and the inhuman proves that also the Albanian poetry may have a dignant forerunner of a new literature after the change of ideologic model12(6). The novelist Kadrush Radogoshi aims perfectness of a work of art, therefore he relativizes the existing standards in prose and is provoked by the tabu topics in a totalitarian society, whose treatment widens the spaciousness of the literary expression 13(8) In the novels of this author the epochs, histories, heroes, antiheroes, the virtuous, the meskins, the good, the hypocrites, the wise ones, the stunned, the brave, the cowards, that is all that flow of generations of a collectivity, which builds the research  of an enigma of survival as a supreme value of his novels 14(12). Aiming at great wisdom or the semantic of the other bank as he calls it, this author wishes to join the minds of the third millenium who wish to find the path of illumination and solution of many secrets of the literary creativeness and of human existence 15(24).

Some of References and Notes

1.Hingston, Michael: “After Kosovo, author starts anew”, “Edmonton Journal”, pg. D10, November 15, 2013

2.Galica, Prof. PhD Shyqri (Editor),“Bibliografia” (Biography and Bibliography A postscript in Kadrush Radogoshi’s book “Semantika e Bregut tjetër” (Semantics of the Other Bank), pg.231-232, P.H. of Lidhja e Shkrimtarëve e Kosovës (Writers Union of Kosovo), Pristine, 2008.

3.Galica, Prof. Ph.D. Shyqri (Editor), “Bibliografia” (Biography and Bibliography), a postscript in Kadrush Radogoshi’s book “Cabrat Antologjia -Seancë e përshpirtshme”, (The Chabrathill Antology, A Devout Session), pg. 114-116, P.H. Lidhja e Shkrimtarëve e Kosovës (Writers Union of Kosovo), Pristine, 2008.

4.Vatovci, Isa, “Intervistë me kryetarin e ri të Lidhjes së Shkrimtarëve të Kosovës”,(An Interview with the New President of Writers of Kosovo Kadrush Radogoshi)Newspaper “Kosova sot” (Kosovo Today), pg.11, Pristine, April 8,2007.

5.Gashi, Adem (Editor), “Biobibliografia” (Biography and Bibliography), a Postscript in the Kadrush Radogoshi’s book “Orfeu nga Vendenisi” ( Orpheus From Vendenis), pg. 89-90, P.H. of Lidhja e Shkrimtarëve e Kosovës (Writers Union of Kosovo), Prishtine, 2005

6.Konushevci, A. “Bukuria e poezisë kritike” (The Beauty of Critical Poetry),Newspaper “Rilindja”, pg.8, Pristine, May 9, 1992

7.Konushevci, Abdullah, “Ese e romanizuar antropologjike” ( An anthropological Essay as a Novel), newspaper “Rilindja”, pg.6, Prishtina,March 27,1993

8.Salihu, Hajdar, “Herezia e përhershme e artistit” (The Permanent Heresy of an Artist), magazine “Fjala” Nr.13, pg.6, Pristine, Jun 21,1993

9.Hoxha,Arben, “Artistikja si obsession” (Artisticness as an Obsession), magazine “gazeta LETRARE”, pg. 26-27, Gjakova, January 1995

10.Syla, Ismail, “Hapësirat shprehëse të poezisë” ( Expressive Spaciousness of Poetry), newspaper “Bujku”, pg.12, Pristine, April 5, 1997

11.Galica, Sh, “Homo Dardanicus”, newspaper “Rilindja”, Pristine, October 14, 2000

12.Ramabaja, Rushit, “Gruaja e baladës së re” (The Woman of the New Ballad), newspaper “Rilindja”, pg.7, Pristine, November, 2000

13.Konushevci, Abdullah, “Një letër e panjohur e Ukshin Hotit” (An unknown letter of Ukshin Hoti), newspaper “Rilindja”,pg.18, Pristine, June 2,2001

14.Hoxha, PhD Arben, “Fenomenologjia e flijimit” ( The phenomenology of the Sacrifice), newspaper “Koha ditore”, Pristine, October 27,2001

15.Ndrecaj,Pal, “Dramë e koncepteve filozofike” (A Drama of philosophical Concepts), newspaper “Koha ditore”, Pristine, December 1,2001

16.Hoxha, PhD Arben, "Vetëdija moderne historike në shërbim të lirisë"(The Modern Historical Consciousness Assisted Freedom), "Gjurmime albanologjike Seria e shkencave filologjike ( Albanian Studies - Serial of Linguistic Sciences), number 30-31, Pristine, 2000-2001,

17.Vasili, Vasil, “Ankthet e një poeti kohëtar”(Distress of a permanent poet),Newspaper “Epoka e re”, Pristine, August 21, 2006 and newspaper “Tribuna” Athena, pg.19, February 8, 2008,

18.Pajazit, PhD Pajazit, “Vepër me karakter dëshmues dhe vlera të shumëfishta e të pamohueshme” (A work with a proving character and manifold and undeniable Values), a preview of Kadrush Radogoshi’s book :Through the Circles of The Serbian Hell, Publisher, Fondacioni për Letërsi Brezi, Art e Kulturë Brezi ‘81 (Foundation for Literature, Arts and Culture Generation ’81), Pristine, 2000,

19.Reshiti, Demir, “Libër me karakter dëshmues dhe vlera shumëdimensionale”, (A Book with a Proving Character and Manifold Values) newspaper “Epoka e Pristine, May 7, 2005,

20.Rexha, Kadri, “Lajmëtari i ditës së madhe” (Predictor of a magnificient day),Newspaper “lajm”pg.9,Pristine, December 23, 2006,

21.Rexha, Kadri, “ Baladë për dashurinë, për lirinë, për pikëllimin”,a writing of literary criticism at the end of Kadrush Radogoshi’s Poetry collection “Pikëllim I buzëqeshur” (Smiling Sorrow), PH “Buzuku”, Pristine,2006,

22.Ramabaja, Rushit, “Shtatë ditët e krijimit të botës”, newspaper “lajm”, pg.14, Pristine, March 31,2007,

23.Bruqi, Flori, “Eseistika novatore e Radogoshit”, newspaper “Nacional”,Pristine, pg.23, April 29,2008

24.Buzhala, Prend, “Metafora e intelektit”, newspaper “lajm”, Pristine, May 10,2oo8,

25.Konushevci, Abdullah, “Guerrnika” në vargje”, a prewiew of Kadrush Radogoshi’s poetry collection “Cabrat Antologjia”, Publisher WUK, Pristine,2oo8,

26.Hajdari, Ilir, “Gurnikë në vargje”(Guernica in verses), newspaper “Infopress”, Pristine, June 15,2009.