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"Petro Marko, writer of freedom", Namik Dokle deconstructs the book about the great writer

2025-04-29 13:47:23Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Petro Marko, writer of freedom", Namik Dokle deconstructs the book
Namik Dokle, Melaim Zeka and Behar Gjoka

In the Zona Zero studio on Top News, analyst and journalist Melaim Zeka hosted two well-known figures of Albanian cultural and academic life: writer and former MP Namik Dokle, and prominent researcher Behar Gjoka.

The topic of discussion was a work that is generating great interest in literary circles and beyond, the newly published book "Petro Marko, Writer of Freedom", by author Behar Gjoka.

Namik Dokle spoke with dedication about the several years of work that culminated in the publication of this book. He emphasized that the idea to launch a full study on the figure of Petro Marko was born in 2019, during a roundtable organized by the “Pjetër Budi” Study Center, where the idea for a comprehensive work on the life and creativity of this multidimensional writer was first proposed.

"Petro Marko is not just a prose author," Dokle said, "but a figure who has left his mark in all genres: poetry, drama, journalism. He was a man of time and eternity, who with his life and work became a symbol of freedom."

For his part, Namik Dokle shared with the audience the excitement of participating in the first book promotion, which took place in Himara – the birthplace of Petro Marko. He described the promotion day as “an intellectual celebration day”, thanks also to the support of the Municipality of Himara and its mayor, Vangjel Tavo, who made the publication and organization of the event possible.

“Petro Marko was and remains one of the strongest symbols of freedom in Albanian literature and history,” said Dokle. “He is perhaps the only writer in Albania, and perhaps in the world, who has been imprisoned by three different regimes: by the Zog kingdom, by the fascists, and by the communist dictatorship. And yet, he was never broken.”

Dokle also brought up a significant detail from Marko's life: the decision to volunteer for the Spanish Civil War. He shared with the audience a touching episode when, before leaving, Petro Marko met Migjen in Shkodra. The latter had told him:

"You are going to write your best poem, not with words, but with life."


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