Faruk Myrtaj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Faruk Myrtaj

Albanian writer

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1955

Place of Birth: Vlorë, Vlorë County, Albania

Profession: poet, translator, journalist

Nationality: Albania

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Faruk Myrtaj (born March 4, 1955, in Selenicë, Vlora, Albania) is an Albanian novelist, poet, translator and engineer.
Myrtaj was born in a small mining town in Vlora.
He was deprived the right for higher education (University) because of the communist regime, then in power.
Only after 9 year was given to him the possibility to continue University, in the Mining Engineering Faculty of the University of Tirana, where he graduated in 1988.Since his first book, published in 1985, he has constantly written poetry, short stories, novels, essays and translated different Canadian authors.
His book "Nudo zyrtare" ("Official Nudo") has won the Prize "Best short stories book for 1996", given by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Albania in 1997.
Among others Myrtaj has worked as a journalist and professional translator.
Since 2003 he lives in Canada with his family.
Faruk Myrtaj is member of The Writers’ Union of Canada.