Spiro Dine

Albanian writer and activist involved in the Albanian National Awakening

Spiro Dine

Born| 1846
Vithkuq, Ottoman Empire, modern Albania
Died| April 12, 1922(1922-04-12) (aged 75–76)
Occupation| writer, playwright
Literary movement| Albanian National Awakening
Notable works| Waves of the Sea (Albanian: Valët e Detit)
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Spiro Risto Dine (1846–1922) was an Albanian rilindas, writer and playwright. His most known work "Waves of the Sea" was at the time of its publication the longest book printed in Albanian.[1]

## Life

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Spiro Dine was born in 1846 in Vithkuq, in the region of Korçë, southeastern Albania. In 1866 he migrated to Egypt at an Albanian colony,[2] where he met Thimi Mitko, an Albanian folklorist from Korçë and helped him complete his work on Albanian folklore titled "The Albanian Bee" (Albanian: Bleta Shqipëtare).[3]

His work Waves of the Sea (Albanian: Valët e Detit), a collection of Albanian history and literature was published at Sofia and at the time of its publication in 1908 it was the longest book printed in the Albanian language.[3][4] Spiro Dine also wrote poems and satires.[5]

Dine was member of the Society for the Publication of Albanian Writings (Albanian: Shoqëri e të shtypurit shkronjavet shqip), and responsible for establishing the Egyptian branch in Shibin Al Kawm, during 1881.[6] Toward the end of the 19th century Dine supported the view of Albanian armed insurrection and detachment from the Ottoman Empire.[2]

## Sources

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1. ^ Elsie, Robert (2010-03-19). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810873803.
2. ^ a b Skendi 1967, pp. 152, 174.
3. ^ a b Haase, Donald (2008). The Greenwood encyclopedia of folktales and fairy tales. Vol. 1\. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 24\. ISBN 978-0-313-33442-9.
4. ^ Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 122\. ISBN 9781400847761.
5. ^ Seymour-Smith, Martin (1985). The new guide to modern world literature. P. Bedrick Books. p. 1243\. ISBN 0-87226-000-3.
6. ^ Robert Elsie (March 19, 2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania (2 ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 111\. ISBN 978-0810861886.

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