Spiro Çomora

Albanian writer

Spiro Çomora (January 31, 1918 – April 16, 1973)[1] was an Albanian playwright, famous mostly as a comedist (one who writes comedies). He is most known for the comedy "Korçë's Carnevals" (Karnavalet e Korçës), 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

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Spiro Çomora was born in Corfu, Greece, from a family hailing from Vuno, Himare,[1] in the Albanian Riviera.

He died at age 55.

## Career

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Çomora's most famous comedy is Karnavalet e Korçës (Korçë's Carnivals) (1961).[2]

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.[3]

## Honors and awards

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Çomora was posthumously given the title Honor of Himara in 2012.[4]

## Works

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* Syfete
* Shkolla jonë (Our School)
* Nga fshati i gruas (From My Wife's Village)
* Syleshi (The Stupid)
* Skena e prapaskena (Stages and Backstage)
* Karnavalet e Korçës (Korçë's Carnivals)

### Translations

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* Homer. The Odyssey. (from Ancient Greek)
* Aristophanes. Lysistrata. (from Ancient Greek)

## References

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* Children's literature portal

1. ^ a b "Spiro Çomora, komediograf dhe përkthyes i kalibrit të lartë" [Spiro Çomora, comedist and interpreter of the highest caliber]. TiranaObserver.al (in Albanian). June 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
2. ^ Banham, Martin (21 September 1995). The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780521434379.
3. ^ ""Hosteni", revista që revolucionarizoi shtypin". top-channel.tv. Top Channel. 13 July 2010.
4. ^ "Mbi aktivitetet me rastin e 100 vjetorit të lindjes së shkrimtarit Petro Marko" [The activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of writer Petro Marko]. albemigrant.com (in Albanian).

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