Old Neno's Stories: Selected Stories by Albania's First Woman Writer

Old Neno's Stories introduces English-language readers to the work of Musine Kokalari,

widely recognized as Albania's first woman writer of literary prose. First published in the

late 1930s and early 1940s, these stories portray everyday life in the historic town of

Gjirokastër in southern Albania during a period of social transformation.

Through the unforgettable voice of Old Neno-sharp-tongued, observant, proud, and deeply

rooted in tradition-Kokalari captures the rhythms of communal life:...