Biography
Kolec Traboini
In Albania:
1975 Bachelor of Journalism, University of Tirana, Albania.
1975-1991 scriptwriter for Kinostudio Albafilm Tirane. My work included writing of scripts for documentary films.
I recived 1-st National Price for the film "Asdreni", 1976, first for the film "Keshtjella e Kengeve" (The Castle of Songs), also won the best Film of the Year 1990 for the film "Deshmi nga Barleti" (Witness from Barleti) - a war history of 1468-1478, in my hometown Shkoder, North Albania.
In Greece:
1991-1995 immigrat in Athens-Grecce, worker and later Publisher and Editor of "The Egnatia" newspaper in two languages, Albanian and Greek.
In USA:
I moved to USA on July 1995. For over than three years, I published a non profitable Albanian Buletin as a contribute to the new Albanian Immigrant Community in Boston.
Free-lance Author:
I have authored several books, which have been published, such as "Petalet e Bajames se hidhur", 1973 (trans. Leaves of Wild Almonds), "Balada e largesive" 1995 (Ballads from Afar), "Rapsodi Ushtore" 1995 (Rhapsodies reverberate-Satiric poems), "Gjurme ne histori" 1995 (History' Tracks), "Katerkendeshi i mundimeve" 2001 (Quadrangle of Fatigue), "Mos vdis dashuri" poems 2002, (Don't die our love).