Spiro Çomora


Spiro Çomora was an Albanian playwright, famous mostly as a comedist. He is most known for the comedy "Korçë's Carnevals", which premiered in 1961 and earned him national fame. Çomora also wrote children's poetry and distinguished himself as a translator, translating a selection of the Juvenal's Satires into Albanian.

Biography

Spiro Çomora was born in Corfu, Greece, into a family hailing from Vuno, Himare.
He died at age 55.

Career

Çomora's most famous comedy is Karnavalet e Korçës .
Çomora also created poetry for children, as well as translated into Albanian works of Ancient Greece dramaturgs, such as The Odyssey of Homer and Lysistrata of Aristophanes. He is also known for his satirical articles in the magazine Hosteni.

Honors and awards

Çomora was posthumously given the title Honor of Himara in 2012.

Works

SyfeteShkolla jonë Nga fshati i gruas Syleshi Skena e prapaskena

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