TIRANA, June 24/ATA/ The National Book and Reading Center organized a meeting dedicated to the well-known writer Petro Marko.
In context of the “Petro Marko Year”, friends and admirers of the writer spoke about their memories of him, this interesting and fatal character in his life full of fun, in an activity where the cinema and the word came together.
“Petro Marko was a free spirit”, this is how Fatos Arapi defined Petro Marko, one of the important figures of our literary history.
In this activity, where his daughter Aranita Marko was also present, there was played the documentary “Petro Marko a stone in his own country”, directed by Namik Ajazi and extracts from the “Pirate’s Cave” film directed by Eduart Makri , and the interpretations of the actors Ndriçim Xhepa, Rajmonda Bulku, Kristaq Skrami. The participants also heard the remarks of Helena Kadare, Bashkim Kyçuku, Mimoza Ahmeti, Behar Gjoka, Frrok Çupi, Aleksandër Çipa, Leka Ndoja and others.
They brought to the limelight all his human and literary dimension.
The year 2023 will be the year of Petro Marko. The National Book and Reading Center and the National Library announced this year as the “Year of Petro Marko”, in honor of the 110th birth anniversary of one of the important figures of our literary history. /p.s./
