Ardian Vehbiu (born August 22, 1959) is an Albanian author and translator. He was born in
Tirana,
Albania in 1959 and now resides in
New York City. He is the author of 12
non-fiction and
fiction books, as well as of a number of research papers in
linguistics and
semiotics.[citation needed] He is the winner of the 2009 "Gjergj Fishta"[1] national non-fiction award with "Shqipja totalitare", (2009), as well as the winner of the 2014 "Ardian Klosi"[2] non-fiction award, with "Sende që nxirrte deti", (2013).
His writing is featured regularly in the Albanian press and has been translated in
Italian, English and
Romanian. He has also translated several works from
Albanian into Italian, as well as from Italian,
French and English into Albanian.
Bibliography
Fiction
Ndërhyrjet e zotit Shyti (Tiranë: Dudaj, 2016)
BOLERO (Tiranë: Dudaj, 2015)
Gjashtëdhjetë e Gjashtë Rrëfimet e Maks Gjerazit (Tiranë: K & B, 2010)
Non-fiction
Sende Që Nxirrte Deti: Ese. (Tiranë: Dudaj, 2013)
Kundër Purizmit: Polemikë (Tirane: Dudaj, 2012)
Folklori i Elitave (Tiranë: Morava, 2009)
Fraktalet e Shqipes: Rrëgjimi i Gjeometrive të Standardit (Tiranë: Çabej, 2007)
Shqipja Totalitare: Tipare të Ligjërimit Publik në Shqipërinë e Viteve 1945-1990 (Tiranë: Çabej, 2007)
Midis Zhgënjimit dhe Mitit: Realitete Amerikane (Tiranë: Max, 2007)
Kuzhinat e Kujtesës: Ese Kritike II (Elbasan: Sejko, 2006)
Zhargonet e Kombit: Ese Kritike I (Elbasan: Sejko, 2004)
Kulla e Sahatit (Tiranë: K & B, 2003)
La Scoperta Dell'Albania: Gli Albanesi Secondo i Mass Media (Co-written with Rando Devole, Milano, Paoline, 1996)