Tale
Përralla I
Not translated into English
Anton Çetta · 1979
Synopsis
The first volume of Albanian folk tales published by the Albanological Institute of Pristina under the direction of Anton Çetta, followed by a second in 1982. The tales are not described in detail; they come from collecting campaigns carried out since 1959 in all regions of Kosovo, which also yielded volumes of epic songs, ballads and legends.
Context
The volume appeared in a series of the Pristina institute, which also published the epic songs and ballads collected in Kosovo in 1974, then a second volume of tales in 1982. Çetta had been collecting since 1959 in the Albanian-speaking regions of Kosovo, Montenegro and Macedonia. The trust he had earned in the villages served the movement of 1990, which wiped out almost all the blood feuds of Kosovo.
Who it is for
Tales in Albanian, with no French translation; a folklorist's work rather than a book for general reading.
Prizes and reception
Sixteen folklore collections bear his name; he received, posthumously, in 2010, the gold medal for peace.